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China’s Maritime Strategy to Secure its Future: The Bid to Dominate the Sea and Seabed book cover

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China’s Maritime Strategy to Secure its Future The Bid to Dominate the Sea and Seabed

By Martin N. Murphy Copyright 2027
208 Pages
by Routledge

This book examines China’s maritime strategy, which aims to dominate and leverage the world’s oceans to secure its national interests. Offering a comprehensive assessment of China’s initiatives across the various domains of national power, the work addresses the various actors—countries, companies, councils, and commissions—involved in, and affected by, China’s machinations. This includes all... Read more

Introduction  Chapter 1: China as a Maritime Power  Chapter 2: The Demand for Food  Chapter 3: Energy, Metals, and Minerals  Chapter 4: Economics, Ocean Ecosystems, and Technology as Battlegrounds  Chapter 5: China’s Maritime Interests in Africa  Chapter 6: Anchors in South Asia  Chapter 7: Island Nations and Polar Regions  Chapter 8: China as Neo-Colonial Power: Predator and Prey  Chapter 9: Rule Maker, Rule Breaker  Chapter 10: Conclusion

Biography

Martin N. Murphy is one of the world's leading experts on piracy and irregular warfare at sea, and has authored 40 publications that include: Piracy, Terrorism and Unconventional Warfare at Sea: Navies Confront the 21st Century (2015), Somalia: The New Barbary? Piracy and Islam in the Horn of Africa (2011), and Small Boats, Weak States, Dirty Money: Piracy & Maritime Terrorism in the Modern World (2009).

Dakota L. Wood, USMC (Ret) is Owner/CEO of Hot Gates Consulting, LLC, a boutique consultancy on national security matters. He is the author or editor of 11 books and has published nearly 100 papers and articles.

Bruce A. Elleman became the William V. Pratt Professor of International History at the U.S. Naval War College in 2013, retiring after a full career in 2024. He is the author/editor of over 38 books. 

“Dr. Martin Murphy provides a stark, clear-eyed diagnosis of the threat posed by the People’s Republic of China to global trade and the foundational notion of the free sea. Lucid in style, comprehensive in research, and brilliant in analysis, his ability to extract a coherent argument from disparate facts is nothing less than superb. Must read for global policymakers.”

Henry J. “Jerry” Hendrix II, Senior Counselor, National Security Council,USA

 

“This well referenced scholarly work will bring any reader up to date with the long history of China’s maritime ambitions. Drawing on a myriad of sources and studies, the authors lay out their thesis of the key tenets of Chinese ambition and how it will go about achieving them. The comprehensive web that the CCP has woven across the oceans for decades is exposed thoroughly here as the underlying concept of Chinese imperialism.”

Peter Roberts, University of Exeter, UK

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