CONTROL OF KEY MARITIME STRAITS - CHINA'S GLOBAL STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE
CONTROL OF KEY MARITIME STRAITS - CHINA'S GLOBAL STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE
Author(s): Alba Iulia Catrinel PopescuSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Geopolitics
Published by: Regional Department of Defense Resources Management Studies
Keywords: Belt and Road Initiative; China; maritime straits; maritime constriction points; maritime hubs; oil traffic; global shores; hegemony;
Summary/Abstract: On the 28th of March 2015 the Chinese government published "VISION AND ACTIONS ON BUILDING the NEW SILK ROAD, jointly the ECONOMIC AND 21ST - CENTURY MARITIME SILK ROAD" . This document signifies China's decision to become a global hegemon. This Chinese African - Eurasian "silk bridge" strategy redirected geopolitical analysts’ attention away from another Beijing's strategic objectives: control of key maritime straits, especially those featuring "maritime chokepoints", where concentrations of commercial and military naval routes flow. Which are the main maritime straits covered by the Chinese "offensive"? What are the geostrategic implications of this approach?
Journal: Defense Resources Management in the 21st Century
- Issue Year: 11/2016
- Issue No: 11
- Page Range: 233-253
- Page Count: 23
- Language: English