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The Real Meaning Behind China’s Live-Fire Drills Near Australia and New Zealand
By Dougal Robertson
The evolution of PLA Navy far seas training suggests it is getting closer to operationalizing theater-level concepts designed to defeat the U.S. Navy.
A Shot Across the Bow: China Signals New Era of Sea Power in the Southwest Pacific
By Anne-Marie Brady
The live-fire exercises were a demonstration of China’s growing sea power in Australia and New Zealand’s immediate periphery – and meant to normalize the PLA presence there.
With Its New Aircraft Carrier, Is China Now a Blue Water Navy?
By James Maclaren
China recently commissioned its first indigenous aircraft carrier and took another step toward altering the military balance of power.
Going Blue: The Transformation of China’s Navy
By Andrew Poulin
Chinese naval vessels are increasingly operating father and farther away from their home waters.
Confirmed: China Is Building a Second Aircraft Carrier
By Shannon Tiezzi
The carrier will be China’s second, but the first to be indigenously-built.
South China Sea Update: Freedom of Navigation Operations and International Law
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
The Diplomat's Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran discuss recent developments in the South China Sea.
‘Blue-Water’ Navies in the Indian Ocean Region
By Abhijit Singh
What Indian and Chinese positions on their “blue-water” status says about strategy in the IOR.
Blue Means Blue: China’s Naval Ambitions
By Henry Holst
Numerous articles in Chinese state media suggest it has an ambitious agenda for its navy.
INS Vikramaditya and the Aircraft Carrier Debate
By Abhijit Singh
A new carrier like India’s does more than just denote blue-water capability.
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