HOWARTH Peter <br/><br/>
China's rising sea power :  the PLA Navy's submarine challenge / 
Peter Howarth 
 - London:  Frank Cass,  2006 
 - x, 198 p. 
 - Asian security studies .
<br/><br/> Assesses China's considerable tactical submarine fleet by comparing the modern Chinese Navy with previous submarine wielding powers and by considering classical naval strategic theory.  Concludes by considering the potential role of PLA(N) submarines in a forceful resolution of China's differences with Taiwan. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>041536891X (hbk) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>CHINA--SUBMARINE FORCES<br/>CHINA--MARITIME STRATEGY<br/>CHINA--SEA POWER