China as a TwentyFirstCentury Naval..., Michael A. McDevitt
China as a TwentyFirstCentury Naval..., Michael A. McDevitt
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China as a Twenty-First-Century Naval Power
Theory Practice and Implications

Author: Michael A. McDevitt

Narrator: Ian Putnam

Unabridged: 9 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 11/22/2022


Synopsis

Xi Jinping has made his ambitions for the People's Liberation Army (PLA) perfectly clear, first, that China should become a "great maritime power" and secondly, that the PLA "become a world-class armed force by 2050." China as a Twenty-First-Century Naval Power focuses on China's navy and how it is being transformed to satisfy the "world class" goal.

Beginning with an exploration of why China is seeking to become such a major maritime power, author Michael McDevitt first explores the strategic rationale behind Xi's two objectives. McDevitt dubs this China's "sea lane anxiety" and traces how this has required the PLA Navy to evolve from a "near seas"-focused navy to one that has global reach; a "blue water navy." The more than ten years of anti-piracy patrols in the far reaches of the Indian Ocean has acted as a learning curve accelerator to "blue water" status.

McDevitt then explores the PLA Navy's role in the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean. He provides a detailed assessment of what the PLAN will be expected to do if Beijing chooses to attack Taiwan potentially triggering combat with America's "first responders" in East Asia. This book concludes with a forecast of what Xi's vision of a "world-class navy" might look like in the next fifteen years when the 2035 deadline is reached.

About Michael A. McDevitt

During his thirty-four-year Navy career, Rear Admiral Michael McDevitt, USN (Ret.) had four at sea commands, including an aircraft carrier battle group. He was a Pacific Ocean sailor with experience in all the waters he has written about. He began a thirty-year involvement with U.S. security policy and strategy in Asia when he was assigned to the Office of Secretary of Defense in 1990 as director and then as acting deputy assistant secretary of defense for East Asia. This professional interest continues to this day.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ridel on February 05, 2024

Unleash the Jiaolong! As I write this review, the USA and China are at a historic low in their bilateral relations, with nothing more than an agreement to lower the verbal temperature while disagreeing on the fundamentals of almost everything else. Taiwan just finished affirming its choice of rul......more

Goodreads review by East West Notes on October 23, 2020

At the 2012 18th Party Congress, Hu Jintao announced that China should become a hǎiyáng qiángguó (海洋强国) – “great maritime power”. Subsequently in 2017, Xi Jinping stated the PRC military should be a “world-class” force by 2050, with much of this objective completed within fifteen years. China views......more

Goodreads review by Josh on July 20, 2024

Having worked at INDOPACOM, I can tell you this book is a must read for anyone who has missed out on the past two decades. This book is relevant in modern conversations of PLAN. If you have been paying attention to the CCPs rise in military and economic power, this book is excellent way to make sure......more

Goodreads review by Simon on January 23, 2024

Wading through an English version of the document, I came across a statement establishing as a national objective that China should become a “great maritime power” I was immediately struck by the audacity of such an assertion, as well as with its candor and lack of equivocation. China’s on the rise (......more

Goodreads review by Yvonne on October 17, 2023

Good information regarding China’s efforts to not only build a world class navy and maritime force, but to exercise naval/maritime dominance. Gave it 3 ⭐️s as the spelling and grammar errors made it hard to read at times.......more