Maritime China
iMaritime ChinaFar from turning its back on the sea, the fate of Qing China was tied as much to tides and storms as to cavalry and wallsby Ron Po + BIOBesieging the pirates in Lantau, Hong Kong; detail from a scroll entitled ‘Pacifying the South China Sea’ (1810). Courtesy the Hong Kong Maritime MuseumRon Pois associate professor of Chinese studies and maritime history at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK. It doesn’t necessarily mean sending fleets to dominate far-off waters.
- ▪iMaritime ChinaFar from turning its back on the sea, the fate of Qing China was tied as much to tides and storms as to cavalry and wallsby Ron Po + BIOBesieging the pirates in Lantau, Hong Kong; detail from a scroll entitled ‘Pacifying the
- ▪Courtesy the Hong Kong Maritime MuseumRon Pois associate professor of Chinese studies and maritime history at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK.
- ▪It doesn’t necessarily mean sending fleets to dominate far-off waters.
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| Original publisher | Aeon |
| Canonical URL | https://aeon.co/essays/china-and-the-sea-a-story-of-power-faith-and-appetite |
| Publication time | Tue, 19 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT |
| Retrieval time | 2026-05-19T10:04:57.575Z |
| Last seen | 2026-05-19T10:05:01.629Z |
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iMaritime ChinaFar from turning its back on the sea, the fate of Qing China was tied as much to tides and storms as to cavalry and wallsby Ron Po + BIOBesieging the pirates in Lantau, Hong Kong; detail from a scroll entitled ‘Pacifying the South China Sea’ (1810). Courtesy the Hong Kong Maritime MuseumRon Pois associate professor of Chinese studies and maritime history at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK. His books include The Blue Frontier: Maritime Vision and Power in the Qing Empire (2019), Shaping the Blue Dragon: Maritime China in the Ming and Qing Dynasties (2024), The Camphor War: Taiwan in the Age of Imperial Realignments (forthcoming, 2026) and The Silver Thread of the Deep: A Cultural History of Shark Fin in China and Beyond (forthcoming, 2026).Edited…
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