Xi Jinping's 'Monroe Doctrine' : rebuilding the middle kingdom order?

• Main Author: Yoon, Sukjoon
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Military and naval science
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/103183; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/19976
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Xi Jinping’s declaration that china should strive to become a “true maritime power” is redolent of a Chinese version of the Monroe doctrine or the old Middle Kingdom order. The recent issues in the East and South China seas demonstrate China’s incremental pursuit of its ambition to be dominant marit...