China's Naval Modernization: The Implications of Seapower
China's Naval Modernization: The Implications of Seapower
By Andrew S. Erickson, Sept. 23, 2014
This
month, the heads of the world’s navies and coast guards converged on the
Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island, for the International
Seapower Symposium (ISS). ISS assembles distinguished international
naval leaders to enhance common bonds of friendship and to discuss
challenges and opportunities, this time under the theme of “Global Solutions to Common Maritime Challenges.” This was the 21st iteration of ISS, which was first held in 1969. It was the first with Chinese attendance.
After
years of invitations that Beijing did not accept, coupled with last
year’s cancellation of the event due to sequestration, the head of
China’s navy, Adm. Wu Shengli, led a nine-officer delegation.
Participants in the plenary and regional breakout sessions no doubt
wondered who exactly Wu is, what mandate he has, what sort of navy he
leads, where it is heading and how it will be interacting with the U.S.
Navy. This article addresses these timely questions. ... READ THE RESThttp://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/14083/chinas-naval-modernization-the-implications-of-seapower?utm_source=Weekly+Headlines&utm_campaign=9edc98241b-free-to-weekly-031015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6e36cc98fd-9edc98241b-62711729
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