The Chinese Navy: Expanding Capabilities, Evolving Roles
Abstract
Few issues are as important to U.S. national security analysts as China s military modernization, a process that has benefited directly from the past two decades of dramatic economic expansion. This book addresses the Chinese navy the People s Liberation Army Navy, or PLAN the service that has most dramatically benefited from increased defense funding. This collection of essays surveys and analyzes the most important aspects of China s naval modernization. The book s 10 chapters represent papers delivered at a 2007 conference, but have been updated and, most importantly, framed by expertly written introductory and concluding chapters that bring the book firmly into the century s second decade.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2011
- Accession Number
- ADA561749
Entities
People
- Andrew N. Yang
- Christopher Yung
- Michael Swaine
- Phillip C. Saunders
Organizations
- National Defense University