Translation Tag: maritime strategy
In this 2012 article, senior military scholar Ni Lexiong analyzes the historical course of China’s military modernization efforts, and argues that Beijing should invest in a strong blue-water navy to secure its expanding overseas economic interests and deter the formation of a U.S.-led maritime alliance designed to contain China. Ni also cautions that China should approach this process carefully, in order to avoid triggering security concerns among its maritime neighbors that could provoke to a regional arms race.
Read-out from 2013 convening of the Politburo to discuss China’s strategy for becoming a “maritime superpower.”
This academic article by the deputy director of a major state-run maritime research institute offers an interpretive summary of long term-trends in PRC maritime policy and strategy.