The United States involvement in the South China Sea dispute. The belt and road initiative ; vol. 1

Good as new. - Table Of Contents -- Cover -- Advance Praise -- Title -- Copyright -- About the author -- About the book -- This eBook can be cited -- Table of Contents -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Significance of the Book -- Previous Literature -- Organization of the Book -- 1 Origins and Development of the SCS Issue -- Geostrategic Importance of the SCS -- Origins and Evolution of the SCS Issue -- The Nature of the SCS Issue and the Status Quo of the Disputes -- The Development Trend of the SCS Issue -- 2 The U.S. SCS Policy during the Cold War -- American Connection with the SCS in the Early Times -- WWII and the Change of American Recognition towards the SCS -- Intentional Ambiguity over the Issues of Sovereignty in the SCS -- Reluctant Neutrality -- 3 The U.S. Policy Adjustment on the SCS after the Cold War -- The Situation in the Asia-Pacific Region after the Cold War -- Shaping U.S. Security Strategy in the Asia-Pacific Region after the Cold War -- Recalibrating U.S. Strategy in the SCS in the Post-Cold War Era -- Continuous Intervention but Not Falling into the Dispute Trap -- 4 The U.S. Strategic Rebalance and the SCS Dispute -- The Background of the Rebalancing Strategy -- Strategic Initiatives of the Rebalancing Strategy -- Rebalancing Strategy and the U.S. Policy Shift on SCS -- The U.S. Forceful Intervention in the SCS Issue -- 5 Responses of Major Neighboring Countries around China -- ASEAN: Mingled Hope and Fear -- Japan: Departure from Asia for America -- India: From "Look East" to "Act East" -- Russia: Double-Headed Eagle Policy -- Australia: Embrace of the United States -- 6 The U.S. Congressional Involvement in the SCS Dispute -- The Role of Congress in the Making of U.S. Foreign Policy -- The Legislations -- Holding Hearings -- Requiring Reports -- Congressmen's Direct Participation -- The Characteristics and Impact of Congressional Involvement in the SCS Issue -- 7 China-U.S. Contention over Freedom of Navigation in the SCS -- America's Maritime Freedom Doctrine -- The FON Program -- The U.S. FONOPs against China -- The Characteristics of the U.S. FONOPs Concerning China -- The Essence of China-U.S. Contest on FON in the SCS -- 8 The U.S. Understanding on China's Maritime Militia -- Maritime Militia: China's Third Maritime Force? -- U.S. Understanding of the Role and Function of China's Maritime Militia -- U.S. Assessment on the Influence of China's Maritime Militia -- U.S. Policy Response to China's Maritime Militia -- An Assessment of U.S. Cognition and Response -- 9 The Trump Administration's Policy on the SCS -- The Debates over the Trump Administration's SCS Policy in the Early Days -- The Trump Administration's Attitudes toward the SCS Issue -- The Trump Administration's Concrete Steps to Intervene in the SCS Issue -- The Trump Administration's Strategic Motivations for Intervening in the SCS Issue -- The Orientation of U.S. SCS Policy -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index. ISBN 9781433185182