China's naval modernization and implications for the South China Sea

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dc.contributor.advisorMiller, H. Lyman
dc.contributor.advisorHess, Randall J.
dc.contributor.authorSmall, Page E.
dc.contributor.departmentNational Security Affairs
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-14T17:37:55Z
dc.date.available2012-03-14T17:37:55Z
dc.date.issued2002-12
dc.description.abstractThis thesis analyzes the implications of Chinese navy modernization for the South China Sea. The PRC is modernizing and expanding its naval capacities for the purpose of protecting China's security, territorial, and economic interests. The PRC has placed a great deal of emphasis on modernizing its navy since the early 1990's. Specifically, Beijing has been purchasing Russian conventional naval arms designed to defeat and counter U.S. naval forces in the region. The transformation of China's navy from a coastal defense force to a blue water fleet capable of projecting force at sea will have serious economic, political, and security implications for the United States, as well as for those countries bordering China and the South China Sea.en_US
dc.description.distributionstatementApproved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
dc.description.serviceLieutenant, United States Naval Reserveen_US
dc.description.urihttp://archive.org/details/chinasnavalmoder109453294
dc.format.extentxii, 77 p. : col. maps ;en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10945/3294
dc.publisherMonterey, California. Naval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
dc.rightsThis publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.en_US
dc.subject.authorPLA-Navyen_US
dc.subject.authorPLAN Modernizationen_US
dc.subject.authorSouth China Seaen_US
dc.subject.authorChina's Naval Modernizationen_US
dc.subject.authorChineseen_US
dc.subject.authorNavy, Asia-Pacific Regionen_US
dc.subject.lcshSea-poweren_US
dc.subject.lcshChinaen_US
dc.titleChina's naval modernization and implications for the South China Seaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dspace.entity.typePublication
etd.thesisdegree.disciplineNational Security Affairsen_US
etd.thesisdegree.grantorNaval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
etd.thesisdegree.levelMastersen_US
etd.thesisdegree.nameM.A. in National Security Affairsen_US
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