China's naval modernization and implications for the South China Sea

This thesis analyzes the implications of Chinese navy modernization for the South China Sea. The PRC is modernizing and expanding its naval capacities for the purpose of protecting China's security, territorial, and economic interests. The PRC has placed a great deal of emphasis on modernizing...

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Main Author:	Small, Page E.
Other Authors:	Miller, H. Lyman
Published:	Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School 2012
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10945/3294

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spelling	ndltd-nps.edu-oai-calhoun.nps.edu-10945-32942014-11-27T16:04:31Z China's naval modernization and implications for the South China Sea Small, Page E. Miller, H. Lyman Hess, Randall J. National Security Affairs This thesis analyzes the implications of Chinese navy modernization for the South China Sea. The PRC is modernizing and expanding its naval capacities for the purpose of protecting China's security, territorial, and economic interests. The PRC has placed a great deal of emphasis on modernizing its navy since the early 1990's. Specifically, Beijing has been purchasing Russian conventional naval arms designed to defeat and counter U.S. naval forces in the region. The transformation of China's navy from a coastal defense force to a blue water fleet capable of projecting force at sea will have serious economic, political, and security implications for the United States, as well as for those countries bordering China and the South China Sea. 2012-03-14T17:37:55Z 2012-03-14T17:37:55Z 2002-12 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10945/3294 51823673 This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. As such, it is in the public domain, and under the provisions of Title 17, United States Code, Section 105, it may not be copyrighted. Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
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China's naval modernization and implications for the South China Sea

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