The South China Sea is a contested area, but it can also be seen as a mediterranean cultural area, connected by migration, air and sea traffic, science coopereation and popular culture. Lecture at the Southeast Asia Research Centre, City University of Hong Kong, 23-02-2014 http://www.cityu.edu.hk/searc/

2. • A look from the South:

6. Three Mediterranean
Seas
South China Sea (3462km)
Baltic Sea (1347km)
Mediterranean Sea (3255km)

7. Total coastline length
Countries bordering South China Sea
Country
Cambodia
Brunei
Thailand
Vietnam
Malaysia
China
Indonesia
Philippines
Singapore
Taiwan
borders (km)
3015
542
8082
8083
7344
22117
57546
36289
193
1566
coast (km)
443
161
3219
3444
4675
14500
54716
36289
193
1566
coast (%)
14.7
29.7
39.8
42.6
63.7
65.6
95.1
100.0
100.0
100.0

11. invade

13. Sejarah Melayu (1650s?): "Terlalu besar kerajaannya pada zaman itu, segala seluruh Jawa semuanya dalam hukumnya, segala raja-raja Nusantara pula, setengah takluk kepada baginda".

15. Javanese Map of Java and
Sumatra, ca 1965
Manguin, Pierre‐Yves‐, 1979, "Note sur
l'origine nautique du mot
'jam'", Archipel, 18, p. 95‐103.

21. (Bellwood 2006, Nothofer 2013)

25. Connectivity:
Science
Cooperation
1990‐2000

26. Connectivity:
Science
Cooperation
2000‐2014

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