Xi Jinping has made his ambitions for the People's Liberation Army
(PLA) perfectly clear, there is no mystery what he wants, first,
that China should become a "great maritime power" and secondly,
that the PLA "become a world-class armed force by 2050." He wants
this latter objective to be largely completed by 2035. China as a
Twenty-First-Century Naval Power focuses on China's navy and how it
is being transformed to satisfy the "world class" goal. Beginning
with an exploration of why China is seeking to become such a major
maritime power, author Michael McDevitt first explores the
strategic rationale behind Xi's two objectives. China's reliance on
foreign trade and overseas interests such as China's Belt and Road
strategy. In turn this has created concerns within the senior
levels of China's military about the vulnerability of its overseas
interests and maritime life-lines. is a major theme. McDevitt dubs
this China's "sea lane anxiety" and traces how this has required
the PLA Navy to evolve from a "near seas"-focused navy to one that
has global reach; a "blue water navy." He details how quickly this
transformation has taken place, thanks to a patient step-by-step
approach and abundant funding. The more than 10 years of
anti-piracy patrols in the far reaches of the Indian Ocean has
acted as a learning curve accelerator to "blue water" status.
McDevitt then explores the PLA Navy's role in the South China Sea
and the Indian Ocean. He provides a detailed assessment of what the
PLAN will be expected to do if Beijing chooses to attack Taiwan
potentially triggering combat with America's "first responders" in
East Asia, especially the U.S. Seventh Fleet and U.S. Fifth Air
Force. He conducts a close exploration of how the PLA Navy fits
into China's campaign plan aimed at keeping reinforcing U.S. forces
at arm's length (what the Pentagon calls anti-access and area
denial [A2/AD]) if war has broken out over Taiwan, or because of
attacks on U.S. allies and friends that live in the shadow of
China. McDevitt does not know how Xi defines "world class" but the
evidence from the past 15 years of building a blue water force has
already made the PLA Navy the second largest globally capable navy
in the world. This book concludes with a forecast of what Xi's
vision of a "world-class navy" might look like in the next fifteen
years when the 2035 deadline is reached.
General
Imprint: |
Naval Institute Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
October 2020 |
Authors: |
Michael McDevitt
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 29mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
320 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-68247-535-5 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-68247-535-2 |
Barcode: |
9781682475355 |
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