Any history student, or a curious reader, might be interested in noting what was official American foreign policy back in 1823 -- The Monroe Doctrine effective in The Western Hemisphere in the year 1823
NOTE WHO THE AUTHOR IS IN THIS OPINION PIECE FROM MAY 2020
A cold war is heating up in the South China Sea
Nearly 40 percent of the world’s international shipping passes through it.
China wrongly claims most of it as territorial seas. And as relations between the United States and China deteriorate into coronavirus finger-pointing and election-year posturing, the chances for a conflict in those waters are rising.
In recent weeks, several U.S. warships — including a destroyer I commanded in the early 1990s, the Barry — have been confronted by the Chinese while conducting patrols. Why has this body of water become such a flashpoint, and what can be done to avoid an incident that could set off something bigger?
The historical underpinnings of China’s claims go back to the voyages of a 15th century admiral, Zheng He. I wrote about him in my recent book, “Sailing True North,” and . . .
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