China's Naval Operations in the South China Sea: Evaluating Legal, Strategic and Military Factors

by Bruce A. Elleman

This book seeks to examine the evolving perception of the People's Republic of China's (PRC) of the South China Sea (SCS), and Beijing's accompanying maritime strategy to claim them, particularly in the context of the strategies of the neighboring stake-holding nations. In addition to long-standing territorial disputes over the islands and waters of the SCS, China and the other littoral states--Vietnam, the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Taiwan, and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1898823677
• ISBN13: 9781898823674
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Renaissance Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.5" x 8.6"