Evolution of China maritime strategy
History
Continental power
Sea faring nation
Maritime trade
Sino soviet rapprochement-1980=> naval modernisation
Factors for sea attention
Sea trade
Depletion of land resources
Taiwan & SCS
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1996 global trade and GDP growth.
Traditional doctrine
National interest -Objective -goal
National doctrine / strategy
NSS
NDS/ NMS
Sub strategies/ service specific
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Doctrine of people war & Active defence
Strategic retreat
Stalemate
Counter offensive
Military strategic guidelines
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Factors shaping vhaina maritime strategy
Poor geography leads to choke points around
Maritime strategy
Command of the sea
Sea control
Sea denial
Four phases
1949-80
Defence of mother land, provide support to land forces
1954 focus on mine division
Focus on sea denial
1957 first flotilla of submarines
1956 nuclear power plant
Maritime strategy focusd on near coast defence
1970 first claim in SCS
Paris peace ccord
2004_Offshore water defence
1980 near sea active defence
Three phases or sea ctrl
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BRI, SILK ROAD
Open sea protection 2015
Science of military strategy
The two ocean area