Yves-Heng Lim

China's Naval Power (eBook, PDF)

An Offensive Realist Approach

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The rapid modernization of the Chinese Navy is a well-documented reality of the post-Cold War world. In two decades, the People's Liberation Army Navy has evolved from a backward force composed of obsolete platforms into a reasonably modern fleet whose growth is significantly shaking the naval balance in East Asia. The rationale behind China's contemporary rise at sea remains, however, difficult to grasp and few people have tried to see how the current structure of the international system has shaped Chinese choices. This book makes sense of Chinese priorities in its naval modernization in a 'robust' offensive realist framework. Drawing on Barry Posen's works on sources of military doctrine, it argues that the orientation of Beijing's choices concerning its naval forces can essentially be explained by China's position as a potential regional hegemon. Yves-Heng Lim highlights how a rising state develops naval power to fulfil its security objectives, a theoretical perspective that goes farther than the sole Chinese case.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 234
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Mai 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317167174
• Artikelnr.: 45099516

Autorenporträt

Yves-Heng Lim, Fujen Catholic University, Taiwan.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Foreword, Thomas M. Kane
Introduction
Naval power and the quest for regional hegemony
China's rise in East Asia: the political context of Beijing's bid for regional hegemony
The offensive turn of China's naval strategy and doctrine
The modernization of Chinese naval forces
Taiwan ... and beyond
Territorial and maritime issues in the China Seas
The great naval chessboard: sea power and the Chinese quest for hegemony
Conclusion
References
Index.