New Edition of Maritime Private International Law

Author: Qu Guangqing
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Publish Date: 2005-11-01
Features: So far, human history has been a history of humans exploiting nature. Today, when the world faces the three major crises of population, resources, and environment, the prophecy that "the ocean is the future of humanity" holds strong practical significance. The way forward for humanity undoubtedly lies in the resource-rich ocean. As for developing to other planets, it is still in the exploration stage. Therefore, futurologists assert: the 21st century is the century of the ocean, and the future of the world lies in the ocean. "He who controls the ocean controls everything," a prophecy made 2,500 years ago by the ancient Greek oceanographer Thales of Miletus has been proven by history. Five hundred years ago, the Chinese navigator Zheng He also loudly proclaimed: "To achieve national prosperity, one cannot neglect the ocean. Wealth comes from the ocean, and danger also comes from the sea." Thus, when the gravitational field of the global economy shifts toward the ocean, the ocean quickly becomes a contested ground for all nations. In this way, the once-miraculous world of the ocean will no longer be an eternal place of solitude. The lament of the ancients and sages about "catching all the fish in the five oceans" will become a beautiful reality.