01
February 2018
Past Event
The Strategic Significance of the South China Sea: American, Asian, and International Perspectives

The Strategic Significance of the South China Sea: American, Asian, and International Perspectives

Past Event
Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. Headquarters
February 01, 2018
01
February 2018
Past Event

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20004

Speakers:
Admiral Gary Roughead (Ret.)

Robert and Marion Oster Distinguished Military Fellow, Hoover Institution and former Chief of Naval Operations, U.S. Navy

Dr. Toshi Yoshihara

Senior Fellow, Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments

Vice Admiral Masanori Yoshida (Ret.)

Vice President, International Security Affairs, Sojitz Corporation of America and former officer in the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force

Vice Admiral Robert Thomas (Ret.)

Senior Research Fellow, Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, University of California, and former commander, U.S. 7th Fleet

Dr. Sally Paine

William S. Sims University Professor of Strategy & Policy, U.S. Naval War College

Dr. Ashley J. Tellis

Tata Chair for Strategic Affairs, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Dr. Arthur Herman

Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute

Dr. Andrew Krepinevich

Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute

The islands and waterways that cover the South China Sea have long been at the center of territorial disputes among regional rivals. Today, however, the region is one of the most fiercely disputed waterways and hottest flashpoints in the world. Due in large part to the almost $3.5 trillion of maritime trade that flows through this international waterway, it has become an escalating source of confrontation between China and the United States.

On February 1st, Hudson Institute hosted a high-level symposium to discuss the new strategic significance of the South China Sea for Asian and American national interests. In particular, our speakers will examine the origins and geopolitical, economic, and military implications of China’s aggressive strategy in the South China Sea, and consider potential counter strategies that other nations, including the United States, might pursue to preserve and protect peace and stability throughout the region.


To view Dr. Yoshihara's slides, click here

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