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On dangerous ground : America's century in the South China Sea / Gregory B. Poling.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York: Oxford Univ Press, 2022Description: viii, 327 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780197633984 (hbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 341.448 POL
Summary: There is no record of any Chinese objections to Gia Long's annexation of the Paracels or subsequent Vietnamese activity there. When German and Japanese ships carrying insured British copper wrecked on the islands in 1895 and 1896, Chinese authorities foreswore any responsibility for them. Chinese fishers had salvaged the wrecks, prompting the insurance company to demand compensation from those responsible.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

There is no record of any Chinese objections to Gia Long's annexation of the Paracels or subsequent Vietnamese activity there. When German and Japanese ships carrying insured British copper wrecked on the islands in 1895 and 1896, Chinese authorities foreswore any responsibility for them. Chinese fishers had salvaged the wrecks, prompting the insurance company to demand compensation from those responsible.

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