1st Edition
China's Maritime Security Strategy The Evolution of a Growing Sea Power
By Edward Sing Yue Chan
Copyright 2022
256 Pages
3 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
256 Pages
3 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
256 Pages
3 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book examines the evolution of China’s maritime security strategy, and questions what has made China shift from a constrained to a more assertive strategy.
Historically, China has not been an active player in maritime security, but in recent years Beijing has begun to pursue policies and measures to safeguard its maritime rights and interests in the Indo-Pacific region. This growing... Read more
1. Introduction: What Makes China the Sea Power Today?
2. Understand Maritime Security Strategy in China
3. Deng Xiaoping’s Era: A Limited Maritime Security Agenda
4. Jiang Zemin’s Era: When Maritime Security Became a Concern
5. Hu Jintao’s Era: The Rise of China in the "Maritime Century"
6. Xi Jinping’s Era: Constructing a Strong Maritime Power
7. Conclusion: China the Twenty-First Century Sea Power
Biography
Edward Sing Yue Chan is an independent researcher of China’s maritime security. He was a Visiting Fellow of and he obtained his PhD degree from the Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney, Australia.
