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Civilian shipping and maritime militia : the logistics of a Taiwan invasion / Lonnie D. Henley.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Henley, Lonnie, author.
- Series:
- China maritime report ; no. 21.
- China maritime report ; no. 21
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- China. Zhongguo ren min jie fang jun--Operational readiness.
- China.
- China. Zhongguo ren min jie fang jun--Logistics.
- China. Hai shang ming bing.
- China. Zhongguo ren min jie fang jun.
- China--Naval militia.
- Taiwan Strait--Strategic aspects.
- Taiwan Strait.
- Merchant marine--China--Strategic aspects.
- Merchant marine.
- Logistics.
- Naval militia.
- Operational readiness (Military science).
- Strategic aspects of individual places.
- South China Sea--Taiwan Strait.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (14 pages) : color illustrations.
- Other Title:
- Logistics of a Taiwan invasion
- Place of Publication:
- Newport, Rhode Island : U.S Naval War College, 2023.
- Summary:
- Most analysts looking at the Chinese military threat to Taiwan conclude that the People's Liberation Army (PLA) is incapable of invading the island because it lacks the landing ships to transport adequate quantities of troops and equipment across the Taiwan Strait. This report challenges that conventional wisdom, arguing that the PLA intends to meet these requirements by requisitioning civilian vessels operated by members of China's maritime militia. Since the early 2000s, the Chinese government and military have taken steps to strengthen the national defense mobilization system to ensure the military has ample quantities of trained militia forces to support a cross-strait invasion. Despite ongoing challenges--including poor data management, inconsistent training quality, and gaps in the regulatory system--and uncertainties associated with foreign-flagged Chinese ships, this concept of operations could prove good enough to enable a large-scale amphibious assault.
- Notes:
- "May 2022."
- "China Maritime Studies Institute."
- In scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Cataloging and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP).
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Online resource; title from PDF cover (USNWC website, viewed February 8, 2023).
- OCLC:
- 1369197397
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