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PLAN
No, China’s Coast Guard Won’t Reduce Tensions
Don’t be fooled: unifying China’s maritime agencies will create new issues, not solve existing ones.
Don’t Worry About China’s String of Pearls….Yet
China may have strategic designs in the Indian Ocean but bringing them to fruition will be tough.
China’s Naval Strategy: Mahanian Ends Through Maoist Means
The Naval Diplomat reviews how his 2010 book on China’s naval rise has stood the test of time.
How Chinese Strategists Think
Commentators err in reducing US-China competition to economic and military numbers. Competition is a human enterprise.
China’s Doublethink on the Law of the Sea
China is comfortable with the idea that the law of the sea is sacrosanct, and that Beijing can carve out a zone of exception for itself.
China’s Amphibious Game Changer?
South China Sea nations take notice: the world’s largest Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) reached Guangzhou this month.
Airsea Battle With Chinese Characteristics
Beijing’s approach to seapower is remarkably similar to the U.S. Navy in the age of Mahan and Roosevelt.
Julia Gillard's China Play
By any measure Julia Gillard’s trip to Beijing was a success. However, her most visionary goal remains unfulfilled.
China's New Aircraft Carrier: A Long Path Ahead
While China’s new carrier has made big strides, the development of a modern carrier strike group will take time.
Red Star Over the Indian Ocean?
” one contact with a suspected Chinese submarine took place 90 km from Indian soil in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.”
The State of U.S.-China Competition
“The mainland can concentrate all of its military might against a fraction of U.S. strength…in its own geographic environs”
China, RIMPAC and Containment
It appears China has accepted an invitation to participate in RIMPAC. Will the PLAN’s role help enhance ties?