You have Mahan's theory of cutting off the choke points of the world's oceans, and you have Speakman's theory of keeping your enemy off of the Asian landmass. The Chinese are the only power in world history to ever try to do all three [geopolitical strategies] simultaneously. You know, Napoleon and Hitler and others tried to do the Eurasian land mass. Others, the British and the American empires. The British Empire and the American system we have today is built off Mahan's naval strategy. (01:31–01:40)
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Asserts that China is the only power to attempt three major geopolitical strategies at once.
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