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020 _a9780197633984 (hbk.)
_cUSD45.99
082 _a341.448 POL
100 _aPOLING Gregory B
_eauthor
245 _aOn dangerous ground :
_bAmerica's century in the South China Sea /
_cGregory B. Poling.
260 _aNew York:
_bOxford Univ Press,
_c2022
300 _aviii, 327 pages :
_billustrations, maps ;
_c24 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 _aThere 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.
650 _aSOUTH CHINA SEA
_xINTERNATIONAL STATUS
650 _aSPRATLY ISLANDS
_xINTERNATIONAL STATUS
650 _aINTERNATIONAL LAW
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