Hailin, Ye - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009
world, China has been transforming from a traditional land power to a new type of sea power. This transformation requires a … means that China would follow the model of traditional Western sea power to seek for its regional thalassocracy. The essay … maritime cooperation. The essay points out, the strategic value of the Indian Ocean for China, an energy-thirsty giant is vital …