Mahanian Sea Power: The Bedrock of China's Maritime Strategy?

Abstract

This monograph seeks to answer the following question: Is China's maritime strategy development and maturation influenced by Alfred Mahan's sea power theory? Collectively, the analysis suggests a correlation exists between Mahan's sea power theory and China's overall maritime strategy and long-term aspirations supported by the emphasis of Beijing's military strategy and political and military discourse on management of the seas and protection of the country's sea lines of communications (SLOC), coupled with its continued development of a robust and credible sea power, and by its acquisition of rights to overseas basing.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 17, 2017
Accession Number
AD1176503

Entities

People

  • Erica Goodwin

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boats
  • Commerce
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deployment
  • Employment
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • International Relations
  • Maritime Security
  • Military Budgets
  • Military Forces (Foreign)
  • Military Operations
  • Military Strategy
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navies (Foreign)
  • Navy
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Strategic Security Studies