RED STAR OVER THE PACIFIC: CHINA'S RISE AND THE CHALLENGE TO US MARITIME STRATEGY

摘要

"We should endeavor to build a powerful people's navy that can adapt to its historical mission during a new century and a new period." President Hu Jintao, December 2006 Australia's strategic outlook has changed significantly in the last ten years and the systematic rise of China has been one of the main drivers for this change. Red Star over the Pacific is an excellent overview of China's emerging naval capabilities, doctrine and strategy. It places China's rise in context.