China's maritime strategic agenda

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03 May 2010Following recent reports that China has embarked upon a 'far sea defence', this paper explores the central tenets of China's maritime security agenda. Rahman argues that bluewater capabilities are not the main focus for China’s naval development; rather the semi-enclosed and other narrow seas of East Asia are. But even those preoccupations pose direct challenges to the regional security order.

 

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Publication typeDiscussion paper
Publisher TypeAcademic research centre, APO Member
CoverageAustralia, Asia and the Pacific
Permanent URLhttp://apo.org.au/node/21185
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