China Maritime Report No. 13: The Origins of Near Seas Defense and Far Seas Protection

Abstract

This report traces the origins and development of Chinas current naval strategy: Near Seas Defense and Far Seas Protection. Near Seas Defense is a regional, defensive concept concerned with ensuring Chinas territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests. Its primary focus is preparing to fight and win informatized local wars within the first island chain. Far Seas Protection has both peacetime and wartime elements. In peacetime, the Chinese navy is expected to conduct a range of non-war military operations such as participating in international peacekeeping, providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, evacuating Chinese citizens from danger, and engaging in joint exercises and naval diplomacy. In wartime, the PLAN could be tasked with securing Chinas use of strategic sea lanes and striking important nodes and high-value targets in the enemys strategic depth. Nears Seas Defense and Far Seas Protection is rooted in the ideas of Alfred Thayer Mahan and Mao Zedong.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2021
Accession Number
AD1148140

Entities

People

  • Erik Robb
  • Jennifer Rice

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Carriers
  • Aircrafts
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Deployment
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • International Relations
  • Military Forces (Foreign)
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • Military Strategy
  • Military Training
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navies (Foreign)
  • Navy
  • Oceans
  • Sea Control
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Strategic Security Studies