2020

This book is a comprehensive political study of the South China Sea (SCS) disputes. With over US $5 trillion worth of trade passing through it every year and a history of military flashpoints, the SCS is invariably a hotbed of great power rivalry. This book: Traces the history of the disputes from the 19th century until recent developments; Examines recent arbitrations including the ruling on the case filed by the Philippines at the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) at the Hague, the Netherlands; Studies these disputes in a theoretical framework, utilising international relations theories, particularly realism, liberalism and constructivism. Explores how the ASEAN states approach the SCS disputes, and analyses dispute settlement under international law. Drawing on extensive fieldwork and interviews with experts and those directly involved with the disputes, this book is indispensable for students and researchers of maritime studies, security studies, politics and international relations, geopolitics and Asian studies.

ZO History, Mizo, Kuki, The Chin. The Becaming of ZO, The primary Wars and crises, The Traditions, Religion and General Environ. Zo people believe they settled in the Chindwin Valley in early times. They know the Chindwin River by different names the Lusei as Run, Meaning River, and the Paihte as Tuikang, meaning white water. Pu K. Zawla in his "Mizo Pi Pu to Ieh an Thlahte Chanchin" suggested. as the year in which Zo people arrived in the Chindwin Valley, and he oelieves that they lived there two or three centuries. The rise of the Tang dynasty brought contact between early Zo people in the Chindwin and the Tang Chinese. The Tang, as widely traveled traders, recorded the existence of three kingdoms in Burma the Pyus, the Pegus (Mon), and the Sak. The Sak kingdom may have been the Zo of upper Burma