China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities - Background and Issues for Congress

Abstract

Concern has grown in Congress and elsewhere about China's military modernization. The topic is an increasing factor in discussions over future required U.S. Navy capabilities. The issue for Congress addressed in this report is: How should China's military modernization be factored into decisions about U.S. Navy programs? China's naval modernization has potential implications for required U.S. Navy capabilities in terms of preparing for a conflict in the Taiwan Strait area, maintaining U.S. Navy presence and military influence in the Western Pacific, and countering Chinese ballistic missile submarines. Preparing for a conflict in the Taiwan Strait area could place a premium on the following: on-station or early-arriving Navy forces, capabilities for defeating China's maritime anti-access forces, and capabilities for operating in an environment that could be characterized by information warfare and possibly electromagnetic pulse (EMP) and the use of nuclear weapons.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 20, 2007
Accession Number
ADA471203

Entities

People

  • Ronald O'Rourke

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Airborne Warning And Control System
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Airframes
  • Boats
  • Combat Areas
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Marine Transportation
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Rockets

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies