Six years at sea ... and counting : Gulf of Aden anti-piracy and China's maritime commons presence / by Andrew S. Erickson and Austin M. Strange.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Erickson, Andrew S., author.

Strange, Austin M., author.

Contributor:

Jamestown Foundation (Washington, D.C.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

China. Zhongguo ren min jie fang jun. Hai jun.

China.

Piracy--Aden, Gulf of--Prevention.

Piracy.

Sea-power--China.

Sea-power.

Piracy--Prevention.

Indian Ocean--Gulf of Aden.

Physical Description:

202 pages ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Gulf of Aden anti-piracy and China's maritime commons presence

6 years at sea ... and counting

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : The Jamestown Foundation, 2015.

Summary:

Well over six years of Chinese anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden have directly supported People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) modernization goals and provided invaluable experience operating in distant waters. Lessons learned have spawned PLAN innovations in doctrine, operations, and international coordination. Many of the insights gleaned during deployments are applicable to security objectives closer to home; some officers enjoy promotion to important positions after returning. Anti-piracy operations have been a springboard for China to expand considerably its maritime security operations, from evacuating its citizens from Libya and Yemen to escorting Syrian chemical weapons to their destruction and participating in the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. So great are the benefits to China's global maritime presence and enhanced image at home and abroad that when Gulf of Aden anti-piracy operations finally wind down, Beijing will have to develop new means to address its burgeoning overseas interests.

Contents:

Executive summary

Key judgements

Introduction

Why China's Navy has entered and remained in the Gulf of Aden

From recognition to response: Institutional processes and preparations for deployments

Six years of anti-piracy and broader PLAN growth

Gulf of Aden operations and China's future far seas presence

Conclusion: A new approach to maritime commons security?

Notes:

"June 2015."

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780985504502

0985504501

OCLC:

903634968

Publisher Number:

99968208766