China's naval power : an offensive realist approach / Yves-Heng Lim

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Farnham : Ashgate , 2014.Description: xii, 217 pagesISBN:
  • 9781409451846 (hbk.) :
Subject(s): Summary: This book makes sense of Chinese priorities in its naval modernization in a 'robust' offensive realist framework. Drawing on Barry Posen's works on sources of military doctrine, it argues that the orientation of Beijing's choices concerning its naval forces can essentially be explained by China's position as a potential regional hegemon.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-211) and index.

This book makes sense of Chinese priorities in its naval modernization in a 'robust' offensive realist framework. Drawing on Barry Posen's works on sources of military doctrine, it argues that the orientation of Beijing's choices concerning its naval forces can essentially be explained by China's position as a potential regional hegemon.

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