China Goes to Sea: maritime transformation in comparative historical perspective

摘要

No country cast its shadow over the Defence White Paper 2009 more than China. Whether it was the media-reported stoush between the doves of the Defence Intelligence Organisation and the hawks of the White Paper team over whether China's rapid growth in capability represented a threat to Australian security or the nature of the relationship of the then-Defence Minister with a Chinese businesswomen or diplomatic and media double-guessing of Beijing's reaction to being cast as the Villain' of the White Paper, China's influence on the White Paper and the subsequent debate was inescapable.