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Date(s)： 2024/05/16
Time： 10:00~12:00
Venue： Archives 2nd Conference Hall
Speaker：Prof. Wu Zhe (Associate research fellow, IMH, AS)
Disscussant： Prof. Sheng-hsiung Su (Assistant research fellow, IMH, AS)
Organizer： IMH
Abstract: After inheriting the geopolitical interest structure of traditional "China", the Yuan Dynasty designed an aggressive geopolitical strategy for "enlarged China". Its goal was to create an environment conducive to maritime transportation and trade in the East China Sea and South China Sea. The fulcrum of this strategy is to obtain military superiority in the East China Sea and the Strait of Malacca. After the disintegration of the Yuan Dynasty, Ming Taizu transformed the Yuan Dynasty's internal direct rule design and external aggressive strategy into a contraction design and strategy. The fulcrum of this strategy was to choose the political body of the islands of Ryukyu and the Strait of Malacca, both of which have geostrategic value for China, Japan, and the East-West trade route and transfer China's commercial interests to them and make them agents of China's security. The strategic changes during the Yuan and Ming Dynasties were also a key factor affecting the modern historical evolution of eastern Asia and the shaping of modern eastern Asian countries.