The US Navy and the South China Sea
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The US Navy and the South China Sea

American, Chinese, and Vietnamese Maritime Relations, 1945-2023

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The US Navy and the South China Sea

American, Chinese, and Vietnamese Maritime Relations, 1945-2023

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This book explores the question "Why is the US Navy in the South China Sea at all?" It traces the history of diplomatic, economic, and military tensions among the People's Republic of China, the Soviet Union, the United States, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, outlining the origins of the United States-Vietnam relationship during the immediate post-World War II period, the turmoil of the Vietnam War during which China supported North Vietnam against a US-backed South Vietnam, and the decision of the US government to open relations with China beginning in 1972. It shows how from 1945–1975, the US government used its relations with Vietnam to exert diplomatic, economic, and military pressure on China to open negotiations leading to full recognition and further discusses the surprising action of the US Navy in 1974 to allow the Chinese Navy to take the Paracel Islands by force, thereby denying control over these islands to a united Vietnam, closely allied with the Soviet Union, which was the common enemy of both China and the USA. Overall, the book demonstrates how the presence of the US Navy in the South China Sea is a crucial element in much wider, global US strategy.

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Publisher
Routledge
Year
2024
ISBN
9781040102954
Edition
1
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Ethnic Studies
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-Title
  3. Series
  4. Title
  5. Copyright
  6. Dedication
  7. Contents
  8. Acronyms
  9. List of Figures
  10. Introduction: Evaluating the South China Sea’s Maritime Challenges
  11. 1 The Early Chinese and European Influence on a Divided Vietnam
  12. 2 The Sino-Soviet Alliance and its 1960 Split
  13. 3 The US Enters the Vietnam War, 1960–1969
  14. 4 Using the Vietnam War to Start a Sino-Soviet War, 1969
  15. 5 President Richard Nixon Opens Diplomatic Relations with the PRC, 1969–1972
  16. 6 The PLAN Invasion of the Paracels, 1974
  17. 7 The Sino-Vietnamese War of 1979 and the End of the Sino-Soviet Monolith
  18. 8 Sino-US Cooperation against Vietnam and the USSR and the End of the Cold War
  19. Conclusions: The Possible Formation of a US-Vietnamese anti-Chinese Alliance
  20. Timeline
  21. Selected Bibliography
  22. Biography
  23. Index