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Korea is the most strategic region in northern Asia. China, Japan, Russia and the US all depend on Korea for their security. 3 maritime reasons will be analyzed in this first video: First, the Yellow Sea; Second, the Tsushima strait; third, the first island chain.
These three regions makes Korea so strategic in the eyes of its neighbours: China, Japan, Russia and the US.

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[2] https://www.worldshipping.org/top-50-...

[3] https://media.defense.gov/2021/Nov/03...

[4] IISS, 2022, Military Balance 2021

[5] https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pa...

[6] https://nautilus.org/esena/a-vessel-t...

[7] https://www.defensenews.com/global/as...

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Table of content:

00:00 Intro
02:22 Korea's Geography and History
05:52 China greatest strategic weakness
07:22 Korea's first strategic value: The Yellow Sea
08:05 Sponsor: Masterworks
10:15 Main military actors in the Yellow Sea
13:56 Korea's second strategic value: The Tsushima strait
15:26 Russia and China reliance on the Tsushima Strait
16:22 US reliance on the Tsushima Strait
17:12 The first Island Chain
18:47 Conclusion

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