TY  - BOOK
AU  - PHILIPPENS Henry
TI  - The Shi Lang, a vehicle for regional change
PY  - 2012///
CY  - 
KW  - SOUTH CHINA SEA
KW  - CHINA
KW  -  MARITIME MODERNIZATION
KW  - AIRCRAFT CARRIER
N2  - This perspective will examine why the status of the vessel and the program have now been made public, in addition to surveying the wider implications upgrade Chinese maritime capabilities will have on the stability of the region over the coming years.  The analysis by many media outlets over the projected maritime threat embodied by carrier need is to be put into context.   For China the acquisition of a carrier is seen as a capability befitting a country of its size and self-perceived stature for its neighbours it is perceived as prelude  of things to come
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14751798.2012.678165
ER  -