The sea is a valuable source of growth and prosperity for all human being in the world. The seas are a source for economic development, free trade, transportation and energy security. With over 70 percent of the world surface is maritime and over 90 percent of international trade is travelled by the sea, proven that the seas play a big role in people’s life. Human life was begun in the sea and it is very crucial to people’s way of life. Sea as the resource for human being is a strategic place for trade and any other economic activities and energy has become a crucial thing whereas it has suddenly attracted so much attention from either policy makers or a public. Indeed, energy is the important thing which every country needs.
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Marsetio explained about the theory of sea power. Dr. Marsetio himself divided the theory of sea power into two such as the theory of sea power from the east and from the west. Speaking about theory of sea power from the east, Cheng Ho who was came from Yunnan Province in West China, was sailing to all over the world and resulting almost 24 geographic sea map. His mission was not to invaded a country but rather to trading, and diplomacy purpose. Therefore, it is proven the use of maritime power for economic purpose and diplomacy rather than war. Actually, Cheng Ho was not literally established the theory of sea power but in the practice it was actually the implementation of two elements of sea power, sea as a medium for transportation and exchange and also sea as a medium for information and spread ideas. Meanwhile theory of sea power from the west was resulted from the maritime scholars such as Alfred Thayer Mahan, Julia Corbett, and Geoffrey Till. Mahan as the American strategist said that the countries with great naval power would have greater world impact. They agreed that in order to become a success maritime country, a country should have at least two aspects to become maritime country such as strategic and operational …show more content…
Trade relations between China and India have been existed before century is one of the evidences. The main commodity of Chinese trader was silk. Meanwhile, trade relations between Indonesia and China were existed on the third century. At the time many ship come to Indonesia through Malacca Strait in order to sell their goods. As time goes by, the trade activities in the world have increased rapidly. These situations also affected by the development of technology that helps people at time that to explore the sea and selling their goods. Actually as a medium for transportation is not all about trade, since the industrial revolutions it was cheaper and safer to travel and to send goods by the sea than by
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Marsetio explained about the theory of sea power. Dr. Marsetio himself divided the theory of sea power into two such as the theory of sea power from the east and from the west. Speaking about theory of sea power from the east, Cheng Ho who was came from Yunnan Province in West China, was sailing to all over the world and resulting almost 24 geographic sea map. His mission was not to invaded a country but rather to trading, and diplomacy purpose. Therefore, it is proven the use of maritime power for economic purpose and diplomacy rather than war. Actually, Cheng Ho was not literally established the theory of sea power but in the practice it was actually the implementation of two elements of sea power, sea as a medium for transportation and exchange and also sea as a medium for information and spread ideas. Meanwhile theory of sea power from the west was resulted from the maritime scholars such as Alfred Thayer Mahan, Julia Corbett, and Geoffrey Till. Mahan as the American strategist said that the countries with great naval power would have greater world impact. They agreed that in order to become a success maritime country, a country should have at least two aspects to become maritime country such as strategic and operational …show more content…
Trade relations between China and India have been existed before century is one of the evidences. The main commodity of Chinese trader was silk. Meanwhile, trade relations between Indonesia and China were existed on the third century. At the time many ship come to Indonesia through Malacca Strait in order to sell their goods. As time goes by, the trade activities in the world have increased rapidly. These situations also affected by the development of technology that helps people at time that to explore the sea and selling their goods. Actually as a medium for transportation is not all about trade, since the industrial revolutions it was cheaper and safer to travel and to send goods by the sea than by