Brady considers that China has a strong interest in the opportunities offered by the North and South poles, in terms of traditional and non-traditional security, natural and economic resources, and science and technology. In the area of security, maintaining freedom of transportation in the Arctic region can provide China with an alternative to the more expensive, dangerous, and volatile sea lanes through the Malacca Strait, the Panama Canal, or along the Somalian coast, as well as better access for its submarines. By using the maritime routes through the Arctic, Chinese naval vessels can circumvent any military blockade imposed by the United States and its Pacific allies. Although Antarctica is less important to China than the Arctic, it also has military-strategic significance in that it is on the air route linking Oceania, South America, and Africa. Now that the US Air Force has a base in Antarctica, Brady expects China to expand its role in the region by deploying more military personnel for logistics purpose.
引用格式
Chen, I. T.-y. (2019). Review: China as a Polar Great Power by Anne-Marie Brady Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2017. International Relations of the Asia-Pacific, 19(2), 357-359. https://doi.org/10.1093/irap/lcz001
Chen, Ian Tsung-yen. "Review: China as a Polar Great Power by Anne-Marie Brady Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2017." International Relations of the Asia-Pacific, vol. 19, no. 2, 2019, pp. 357-359, doi.org/10.1093/irap/lcz001.
Chen, Ian Tsung-yen. "Review: China as a Polar Great Power by Anne-Marie Brady Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2017." International Relations of the Asia-Pacific 19, no. 2 (2019): 357-359. https://doi.org/10.1093/irap/lcz001
Chen, Ian Tsung-yen 2019, 'Review: China as a Polar Great Power by Anne-Marie Brady Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2017', International Relations of the Asia-Pacific, vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 357-359, https://doi.org/10.1093/irap/lcz001.
Chen, Ian Tsung-yen. Review: China as a Polar Great Power by Anne-Marie Brady Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2017. International Relations of the Asia-Pacific. 2019;19(2):357-359. https://doi.org/10.1093/irap/lcz001
@article{Chen2019ReviewChinaasaPola,
author = {Chen, Ian Tsung-yen},
title = {Review: China as a Polar Great Power by Anne-Marie Brady Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2017},
year = {2019},
journal = {International Relations of the Asia-Pacific},
volume = {19},
number = {2},
pages = {357-359},
doi = {10.1093/irap/lcz001},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/irap/lcz001}
}