1. The Korean Crises and Sino-American Rivalry.
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Schreer, Benjamin and Taylor, Brendan
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NORTH Korea-South Korea relations , *POWER (Social sciences) , *MILITARY strategy ,CHINA-United States relations - Abstract
The article examines how crises in Korea, as well as rivalry between the U.S. and China, are influencing military strategies in Asia. The sinking of the South Korean Navy warship “Cheonan” by North Korea in March 2010 and the North Korean attacks on South Korea’s Yeonpyeong Island in November 2010 have evoked different responses from China and the U.S. While China states that it wants to facilitate peaceful development in the region, the author attests that its long-term goal is to secure influence and exert power. The paper urges that the U.S. seek to maintain primacy in Asia for strategic purposes.
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- 2011
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