The South China Sea : The Struggle for Power in Asia

作者：BillHayton

出版社：YaleUniversityPress

副标题：TheStruggleforPowerinAsia

出版年：2014-10-28

页数：320

定价：USD35.00

装帧：Hardcover

ISBN：9780300186833

内容简介
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China’s rise has upset the global balance of power, and the first place to feel the strain is Beijing’s back yard: the South China Sea. For decades tensions have smoldered in the region, but today the threat of a direct confrontation among superpowers grows ever more likely. This important book is the first to make clear sense of the South Sea disputes. Bill Hayton, a journalist with extensive experience in the region, examines the high stakes involved for rival nations that include Vietnam, India, Taiwan, the Philippines, and China, as well as the United States, Russia, and others. Hayton also lays out the daunting obstacles that stand in the way of peaceful resolution.

Through lively stories of individuals who have shaped current conflicts—businessmen, scientists, shippers, archaeologists, soldiers, diplomats, and more—Hayton makes understandable the complex history and contemporary reality of the South China Sea. He underscores its crucial importance as the passageway for half the world’s merchant shipping and one-third of its oil and gas. Whoever controls these waters controls the access between Europe, the Middle East, South Asia, and the Pacific. The author critiques various claims and positions (that China has historic claim to the Sea, for example), overturns conventional wisdoms (such as America’s overblown fears of China’s nationalism and military resurgence), and outlines what the future may hold for this clamorous region of international rivalry.

作者简介
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Bill Hayton is a longtime reporter with BBC News, specializing in contemporary Asia. He has also written for the Times, Financial Times, and Bangkok Post. He lives in Colchester, UK.

评论 ······

标记作者的另一本书。算是比较有意思的科普。尤其是关于语言和南海的部分。

我就想知道，谁的地不是这么来的

力推。门外汉极佳入门读物，非常适合临时抱佛脚用。比较客观（但BH的“真龙天子”是越南所以…）。撷取了很多轶事以及南海外交史上的八卦，文风也很戏谑，比如写解放军怎么把一个几平米的小石头用炸碎的珊瑚礁堆成一个8000平米的小岛…还是比较喜欢看英国人写这些东西，骨子里的幽默，处处笑而不语23333

可悲的是，这样的好书是很难通过审查被翻译成中文的，至少在当下的政治环境下。作者最后力推地中海合作模式，我也很感兴趣，想了解更多，但相信祖国的历史观、战略思维和政治信念只要不改或做起码的正式自审和检讨，也还是无用武之地。作者提到了大量国内政治利益集团的裹挟效应，也许上头日子也不好过吧。一句话，中国的南海政策是一笔笔糊涂账的叠加。当然，周边小国也好不到哪里去。前两天一个东盟考察团来单位访问，一位印尼友…

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