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blue-water navy
January 25, 2020
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.
April 15, 2016
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.
January 01, 2016
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.
October 30, 2015
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.
January 21, 2015
‘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.
January 07, 2014
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.
December 10, 2013
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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