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CHINAA SHORT HISTORY OF
AND SOUTHEAST ASIA
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Short History of Asia Series
Series Editor: Milton Osborne
Milton Osborne has had an association with the Asian region for over
forty years as an academic, public servant and independent writer. He
is the author of eight books on Asian topics, including Southeast Asia:
An Introductory History, first published in 1979 and now in its eighth
edition, and, most recently, The Mekong: Turbulent Past, Uncertain
Future, published in 2000.
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CHINAA SHORT HISTORY OF
AND SOUTHEAST ASIA:
TRIBUTE, TRADE AND INFLUENCE
By Martin Stuart-Fox
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First published in 2003
Copyright © Martin Stuart-Fox 2003
Calligraphy by Anita Chang
Maps by Robert Cribb
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Cataloguing-in-Publication entry:
Stuart-Fox, Martin, 1939–.
A short history of China and Southeast Asia : tribute,
trade and influence.
Bibliography.
Includes index.
ISBN 1 86448 954 5.
1. China – Foreign economic relations – Asia, Southeastern.
2. Asia, Southeastern – Foreign economic relations – China.
3. China – Foreign re