Publication

3 May 2012

In this policy brief the author argues that the East China Sea may be the most strategic location in all of Asia. While the media and policymakers have paid considerable attention to the geopolitical significance of the South China Sea, the East China Sea as a nexus of competition between Asia’s two great powers and as an area in which the United States plans to retain sufficient military presence deserves equal attention.

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Author Michael Auslin
Series CNAS East and South China Sea Bulletin
Issue 2
Publisher Center for a New American Security (CNAS)
Copyright © 2012 Center for a New American Security (CNAS)
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