East China Sea

Japan is geographically separated from China relatively by a narrow stretch of Ocean, China has strongly influenced Japan’s writing system, religion, and culture in the past. Japan had one of the most powerful Empires in the east defeating China, and Korea, it’s rapid growth of industrialization and militarization under the Slogan ‘Fukoku Kyohei’ has helped the country’s armed forces become more powerful and led to colonial empire and economic raise. Culminating in Japan’s membership in the…

Diaoyu Island dispute between China and Japan. Realism talks about a State to take decisions for national interests of the State, and I believe that this conflict clearly revolves around national interest of nations and the hunger for power. The Senkaku/ Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea have been the heart of the dispute between China and Japan for decades. The uninhabited islands cover a total area of seven square kilometers, and lie northeast of Taiwan, east of the Chinese mainland and…

discussion in East and South East Asia. Westerners who are unfamiliar with the problem, oftentimes wonder why these is so much animosity between countries such as China, Japan and the Korean Peninsula over “islands”. The Senkaku/Diaoyu island dispute between China and Japan is perhaps the most well known, while the Tsushima/Daemado island dispute between Japan and the Korean peninsula is a close second. The island disputes in the South China Sea between Japan, China and South East Asia is…

item in the trading world, considering it received a set of trading routes in its name. China was the first country to start producing silk and it remained the only country to do so until The Silk Road came about. Eventually, after some time, Japan learned how to produce it. After Japan, most other countries learned how to produce it as well. Despite the other countries learning how to produce silk, China continued to have the monopoly on the silk trade. Silk was wanted by everyone.…

Pak-China Economic Corridor: Geo- Strategic Importance of Pakistan The geographical significance of a country plays a pivotal role in the world politics for that country. It marks that how critically beneficial or non-beneficial is the country to the other countries in social, economic and political respects. Pakistan is located at a very strategically important place on the globe. It is located at the juncture of energy proficient to energy deficient countries. On…

has a fascinating story behind it, effected people for centuries, and the science backing it up the extraordinary device. First, the incredible invention, the compass, all started across the sea. It is not confirmed who exactly the compass, but what is believed is that it was first made in China. It was not until around 1300 the Mariners compass was redefined in Europe. There were magnetic compasses but unfortunately they were not very accurate. To fix this issue they added a needle and…

Ancient China is a very interesting, technologically advanced civilization. China has surprising geography with flat, high areas. It also had strong leaders including warlike and humane leaders. It also had very impactful religions. Ancient China also had amazing farming achievements. Ancient China was a very powerful civilization. China’s geography is very elevated. It has 13,000 feet tall plateaus that are very flat covering vast distances. It also has two major rivers; the Yangzi…

above them all. Known as the “Pirate Queen of the China Sea’s and Madame Ming”, Ching Shih was one of the prettiest and most dangerous pirates in history. She was a well-known female pirate in late Qing China. She was intelligent, devoted, daring but also ruthless; she was the complete package to becoming the status of “Captain”. Little is known about Ching Shih’s early life apart from the fact that she was born in the Guangdong province of China, and…

1371 AD, was a year that changed China forever. This is because Zheng He, Chinese explorer, and fleet commander, was born. His early history and naval expeditions are what make him so significant to ancient China's history. Zheng He was born into a Hui, a Chinese Muslim family, as Ma Sanbao. Instead of practicing Buddhism, Daoism, or Confucianism, Zheng's family worshiped Allah. At the age of ten, the last Mongol hold was re-conquered by China. Ma was captured and sent to the army to…

reached North Africa, Egypt, Northern Europe and the Middle East. Due to the empires extending over different types of terrain, there were more natural resources they could trade and this supported…