02117cam a2200349Ii 4500 ocn931635455 OCoLC ta 210423s2015 enkab b 001 0 eng d 9781783603121 (paperback) 1783603127 (paperback) 9781783603138 (hb) 1783603135 (hb) (OCoLC)931635455 (OCoLC)907186852 (OCoLC)928641027 (OCoLC)948577015 KZA1692 .H493 2015 Heydarian, Richard Javad. Asia's new battlefield : the USA, China and the struggle for the Western Pacific / Richard Javad Heydarian. USA, China and the struggle for the Western Pacific London : Zed Books, c2015. xii, 356 p. : ill., maps. Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-346) and index. The great convergence : Sino-American symbiosis -- The revenge of history -- War at sea : from the motherland to the blue soil -- Between an eagle and a dragon : the tragedy of small-power politics -- THe middle powers : a game of thrones -- After hegemony : towards a Pacific community. Offers a guide to understanding the evolution of maritime territorial disputes in East Asia, exploring their legal, political-security and economic dimensions against the backdrop of a brewing Sino-American struggle for hegemony. Heydarian shows how the pivotal relationship between the USA and China has been central to prosperity and stability in the Asia-Pacific. He also examines the ways that 'small' and 'middle' powers have shaped the trajectory of tensions in the region--tensions which could ignite an international war and re-configure the global order. --From publisher description. Territorial waters East Asia. Law of the sea East Asia. Jurisdiction, Territorial East Asia. China Foreign relations 21st century. East Asia Boundaries. United States Relations China. China Relations United States. lcc BK 0 0 0 0 PNLIB PNLIB GEN 2021-06-17 KZA1692 .H493 2015 PNLIB21062406 2021-06-17 2021-06-17 BK 2593 2593