The Stirring Giant: China's Strategic Interests and Geopolitical Fault Lines

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VOLUME LV – NUMBER 1

Dwight Myvett Jr.

 Abstract: This research seeks to evaluate China’s major strategic interests and how their geopolitical contexts could possibly result in war. It identifies a realist bent to both American and Chinese behavior that is driving the two toward increased security competition. It features considerations of Taiwan, the South China Sea, Island Chain Strategy and the Belt and Road Initiative, while also delineating the nuances of China’s strategic approach in Asia. 

 Keywords: China, Taiwan, Asia, Belt and Road Initiative, First Island Chain, Second Island Chain, South China Sea, Security Competition, Hegemony, Regional Hegemony

About the Author: Dwight Myvett Jr. holds a B.S. of Political Science from Towson University and works as a consultant in DC. He served as Editor-in-Chief of the Towson Journal of International Affairs from August – December 2021.

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