The Maritime Strategy of China in the Asia-Pacific : Origins, Development and Impact

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Huang, Paul An-hao, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

China.

China--Military policy.

Naval strategy.

Pacific Area--Strategic aspects.

Sea-power--China.

Strategic culture--China.

Sea-power.

Naval strategy--China.

Strategic culture.

Pacific Area.

Local Subjects:

China--Military policy.

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

Naval strategy.

Pacific Area--Strategic aspects.

Sea-power--China.

Strategic culture--China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (467 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This research aims to examine how and why a continental-oriented China has shifted its maritime strategic orientation and naval force structure from its coast toward the far seas in an era of interdependent international system. Generally, China is an ancient continental land power with an incomplete oceanic awareness. With the transformation after the Cold War of China's grand strategy from landward security to seaward security, maritime security interests have gradually become the most essential part of China's strategic rationale. This book contains six color maps.

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright Page; ABSTRACT; FOREWORD by Derek McDougall; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Taipei, Taiwan (ROC); ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS; Chapter 1 Introduction; 1.1 Context Analysis; 1.2 Question Statement; 1.3 Research Proposition; 1.4 Methodology; 1.5 Comparison of Relevant Concepts; 1.6 Definition of Terms; Chapter 2 Literature Review; 2.1 Approaches of Chinese Strategic Studies: Structural Realism vs. Strategic Culture; 2.2 Chinese Grand Strategy and Sea Power; 2.3 China's Maritime Strategy and the PLA Navy; 2.4 Summary; PART I ORIGINS

Chapter 3 Weltanschauung, Grand National Strategy, Strategic Culture and Nationalism3.1 Chinese Weltanschauung: Past and Present; 3.2 China's Grand National Strategy and Its Rising Sea Power; 3.3 Chinese Strategic Culture and Military Theory toward the Sea; 3.4 The Influence of China's Nationalism on Its Maritime Strategic Orientation; 3.5 Summary; PART II DEVELOPMENT; Chapter 4 Coastal Defence; 4.1 Political Analysis: Land-Oriented Grand Strategy and Coastal Defence; 4.2 Economic Analysis: Maoist Economic Development and Self-Sufficiency

4.3 Socio-cultural Analysis: Party/Army Relations and Techno-Nationalism4.4 Military Analysis: Capabilities and Operations of the PLAN; 4.5 Summary: Strategic Appraisal of China's Coastal Defence; Chapter 5 Offshore Defence; 5.1 Political Analysis: Emerging Sea-oriented Grand Strategy and Maritime Defence; 5.2 Economic Analysis: China's Ocean Frontier and Its Rising Maritime Economy; 5.3 Socio-cultural Analysis: Civil-Military Relations, Pragmatic Nationalism and Ocean Consciousness; 5.4 Military Analysis: Offshore Active Defence, Capabilities and Operations of the PLAN

5.5 Summary: Strategic Appraisal of China's Offshore Active DefenceChapter 6 Aspiration for Far Sea Defence; 6.1 Political Analysis: China's Emerging Strategic Objective of Sea Power Status; 6.2 Economic Analysis: The Top Strategic Priority of Economic Security; 6.3 Socio-Cultural Analysis: Maritime Soft Power under China's Charm Offensive; 6.4 Military Analysis: 'Aircraft-Carrier School' vs. 'Submarine School'; 6.5 Summary: Appraisal of China's Blue-Water Maritime Strategic Ambition; PART III IMPACT

Chapter 7 The Impact of China's Expanding Maritime Strategy on Maritime Security in the Asia-Pacific7.1 Determining the Changing Distribution of Regional Strategic Equilibrium; 7.2 Potential Threat to Regional Maritime Economic Energy Security; 7.3 Accelerating the Emergence of Potential Regional Navalism; 7.4 Challenges to Maritime Security Building; 7.5 Summary; Chapter 8 Conclusion; 8.1 Succeeding Zheng He's Historical Voyages; 8.2 Expanding China's Maritime Leverage; APPENDICES; Appendix A: The Map of China's Two-Island Strategy

Appendix B: The Location of Paracel and Spratly Islands in the South China Sea

Notes:

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ISBN:

0-7734-2095-9

OCLC:

784886078