Beijing's Power and China's Borders

Bruce Elleman is Professor at the Maritime History Department of the U.S. Naval War CollegeStephen Kotkin is John P. Birkelund '52 Professor in History and International Affairs. Acting Director, Program in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies at Princeton University, USAClive Schofield is Director of Research at the Australian Centre for Ocean Resource and Security (ANCORS) at the University of Wollongong, Australia

• Introduction 1. Sino-Afghani Border Relations 2. Bhutan-China Border Disputes and Their Geopolitical Implications 3. Brunei's Contested Sea Border with China 4. India's Intractable Border Dispute with China 5. Indonesia's "Invisible" Border with China 6. Sino-Japanese Territorial and Maritime Disputes 7. Kazakhstan's Border Relations with China 8. Sino-Korean Border Relations 9.. Kyrgyzstan: China's Regional Playground? 10. The China-Laos Boundary: Lan Xang Meets the Middle Kingdom 11. Malaysia and China: Economic Growth Overshadows Sovereignty Dispute 12. Sino-Mongol Border: From Conflict to Precarious Resolution 13. The Sino-Myanmar Border 14. China-Nepal Border: Potential Hot Spot? 15. The Sino-Pakistan Border: Stability in an Unstable Region 16. Philippine-China Border Relations: Cautious Engagement Amidst Tensions 17. Sino-Russian Border Resolution 18. PRC Disputes with the ROC on Taiwan 19. Tajikistan-China Border Normalization 20. Sino-Vietnamese Border Disputes 21. Conclusions