ABSTRACT
The origin of the Anti Access Area Denial (A2AD) that China came up with is rooted in its history and the particular geography of China’s eastern coastline. There are a number of small islands between mainland China and Taiwan which have acted as flash points in the various crises that have erupted in the past. The division of the Korean peninsula into the two Koreas with a large shoreline makes China even more vulnerable from the sea. Indochina region within which Vietnam is located is also a peninsula with a large coastline and a hostile neighbour. The dominant US presence in the waters of the Asia Pacific Region with bases located in friendly countries such as Japan, the Philippines along with its own base at Guam which are all island countries further compounds China’s problems.
