Bulletin 2: Don't Forget About the East China Sea
Date: May 3, 2012
By Michael Auslin
The East China Sea may be the most strategic location in all
of Asia. While the media and policymakers have paid considerable attention to
the geopolitical significance of the South China Sea, the East China Sea
deserves equal attention. Like the South China Sea, it is rife with contested
territorial claims, larger military buildups among the principal players of the
region and a geopolitical significance that impinges even more directly on
long-standing U.S. security commitments.