A seasonal wind in South East Asia that blows from land to sea in October to May (dry monsoon ) and from sea to land on May to September bringing rain (wet monsoon).
Refers to the US commitment to building up military power in Asia in response to Chinese political and military shows of force.
An empire that developed from the Roman Empire, centered on Constantinople that lasted from 285 until 1483.
A dynamic economic model which classifies countries as either core, periphery, or semi-periphery by the economic interactions between them.
An area where waters drains from and flows into a river or a number of tributaries.
An arc tectonic activity, including volcanoes and earthquakes, caused by the movement of tectonic plates that surround the Pacific Ocean.
An area created by sediments carried by a river.
War between China and the UK in 1839-42 over the opening of China's eastern ports to European traders and especially the import of opium into China by the British.
The movement of people from their rural homes to urban employment centers and back on a regular basis
Currency from another country.
A state which takes leading role in macro-economic planning, strategic investment and n guiding economic growth
Name given to China's claimed territory in the South China Sea due its presentation on Chinese maps with nine dashes.
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