Dragon Strike (novel)
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Dragon Strike is the first novel written by British journalists Humphrey Hawksley
and Simon Holberton and first published in 1997, concerning a hypothetical war in 2001.
The novel weaves the story of China
attacking Vietnam
, Taiwan
, Malaysia and Philippines
to fortify its territorial claims to the oil-rich South China Sea
. This attack was ordered by Wang Feng, the fictional new leader of China. Japan
, the United States
and other countries are eventually brought into the conflict, putting the world at the brink of a nuclear war
. The story illustrates the complex relations between the United States and China on economic ties and ideologies.
Humphrey Hawksley
subsequently wrote another novel concerning a hypothetical war in Asia: Dragon Fire
.
Humphrey Hawksley
-Education:Hawksley was educated at the Junior and Senior schools of St. Lawrence College, an independent school for boys , in the coastal seaside town of Ramsgate in Kent, in south east England.-Life and career:...
and Simon Holberton and first published in 1997, concerning a hypothetical war in 2001.
The novel weaves the story of China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
attacking Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
, Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
, Malaysia and Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
to fortify its territorial claims to the oil-rich South China Sea
South China Sea
The South China Sea is a marginal sea that is part of the Pacific Ocean, encompassing an area from the Singapore and Malacca Straits to the Strait of Taiwan of around...
. This attack was ordered by Wang Feng, the fictional new leader of China. Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and other countries are eventually brought into the conflict, putting the world at the brink of a nuclear war
Nuclear warfare
Nuclear warfare, or atomic warfare, is a military conflict or political strategy in which nuclear weaponry is detonated on an opponent. Compared to conventional warfare, nuclear warfare can be vastly more destructive in range and extent of damage...
. The story illustrates the complex relations between the United States and China on economic ties and ideologies.
Humphrey Hawksley
Humphrey Hawksley
-Education:Hawksley was educated at the Junior and Senior schools of St. Lawrence College, an independent school for boys , in the coastal seaside town of Ramsgate in Kent, in south east England.-Life and career:...
subsequently wrote another novel concerning a hypothetical war in Asia: Dragon Fire
Dragon Fire (novel)
Dragon Fire is a 2000 novel by BBC political and foreign correspondent Humphrey Hawksley about a 2007 war between China, India and Pakistan, which draws in Australia, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Tibet, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and threatens to escalate to nuclear...
.