Haiyang Qiangguo: China as a Maritime Power

Abstract

At its 18th Party Congress in November 2012, the Chinese Communist Party adopted a new goalthat China should enhance our capacity for exploiting marine resources, develop the marine economy, protect the marine ecological environment, resolutely safeguard Chinas maritime rights and interests, and build China into a strong maritime power (emphasis added). Footnote 3 Subsequent commentary by Chinese leaders and national-level documents characterize the goal of becoming a maritime power as essential to Chinas national development strategy, the peoples well-being, the safeguarding of national sovereignty, and the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Footnote 4

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 15, 2016
Accession Number
AD1014584

Entities

People

  • Thomas J. Bickford

Organizations

  • CNA ANALYSIS AND SOLUTIONS ALEXANDRIA VA

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Forces (Foreign)
  • Ballistic Missile Submarines
  • Economic Development
  • Environmental Protection
  • Governments
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Law
  • Marine Transportation
  • Maritime Industry
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navies (Foreign)
  • Navy
  • Oceanography
  • United States
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Strategic Security Studies