China's Strategic Interests in the South China Sea

Sigfrido Burgos Cáceres is a consultant specializing in international development, political economy and foreign affairs. From 2007–12 he was based in Rome, Italy, at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. He has published peer-reviewed journal articles on China’s natural resource quests in Africa, South-East Asia, South America and globally. Together with Sophal Ear he co-authored The Hungry Dragon: How China’s Resource Quest Is Reshaping the World (Routledge, 2013). He lives in Mobile, Alabama, with his wife.

• Map of the region; Part I: Introduction Chapter 1 – Assessing China’s External and Internal Dynamics and Influences; Chapter 2 – Understanding China’s Global Search for Energy and Resources; Chapter 3 – China’s Oil Security: Diplomacy, Economics and the Prospects for Peaceful Growth; Part II: Country Case Studies Chapter 4 – Japan; Chapter 5 – Philippines; Chapter 6 – USA; Chapter 7 – Vietnam; Part III: Conclusion Chapter 8 – Power Projection; Chapter 9 – Resource Security; Bibliography; Index

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