Geopolitical Tussles Between US and China

& Implications for Singapore

PART 1: EVOLUTION OF US' GEOPOLITICS

1.1 From Isolationism to Regionalism & Imperialism (Manifest Destiny & Mahanism)

1.2 The Two World Wars & Cold War (Heartland Theory & Rimland Theory)

1.3 Integration of Europe & Implosion of Soviet Union

1.4 The Rise of Neoconservatism

1.5 9/11 & Bush's Unilateralism (Bernard Lewis’ “Clash of Civilization” Thesis)

1.6 Obama's Pivot to Asia & Trump's Isolationism

1.7 US in Decline - Perils of Elitism & Vested Interests

PART 2: CHINA'S REGIONAL CONFLICTS

2.1 China's Century of Semi-colonization & Humiliation

2.2 History of China-Japan Relations

2.3 The East China Sea Conflict

2.4 The South China Sea Conflict

PART 3: GEOPOLITICAL TUSSLES BETWEEN CHINA & THE US

3.1 Asian Countries' Hedging Strategy & US' Pivot to Asia (Pending)

3.2 The Undercurrent in US' Pivot to Asia: Preserving Dollar Hegemony

3.3 China's Response to US Pivot to Asia

3.4 Emergence of China as a Sea-Power Nation

3.5 China as a Mahanian Hegemonic Sea Power? (Pending)

PART 4: Modernization of China's Military

4.1 US' Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA)

4.2 Xi's RMA & New Goals for People's Liberation Army (PLA)

4.3 Modernization of PLA Navy (PLAN) I - Surface Combatants (Warships)

4.4 Modernization of PLA Navy (PLAN) II - Submarines

4.5 Modernization of PLA Air Force (PLAAF)

4.6 Modernization of PLA Rocket Forces (PLARF)

4.7 Developing Space Capabilities - The Final Frontier & US' Achilles Heel (Pending)

4.8 The New Strategic Support Force (Pending)

PART 5: US' Responses to China's RMA

5.1 AirSea Battle & JAM-GC Concepts

5.2 US Military - In Search of the Third Offset

5.3 How will the US-China Rivalry Play Out?