Andrew S. Erickson, “Chinese Defense Expenditures: Implications for Naval Modernization,” Jamestown China Brief, Vol. 10, No. 8, 16 April 2010.
The extent and nature of Chinese defense spending can serve as the parameters for the future course of China’s military power and China’s intentions as it continues military modernization. Recent scholarship on China’s defense spending concludes [...]
Andrew Erickson, Lyle Goldstein, and Carnes Lord, “China Sets Sail,” The American Interest, Vol. 5, No. 5 (Summer, May/June 2010), pp. 27-34.
It’s not easy for a traditional land power to go to sea, but China is trying.
China has been undergoing an historic shift in emphasis from land to naval power. Is its maritime buildup [...]
Proceedings Editor-in-Chief Paul Merzlak explains on his Editor’s Page:
“So, how to look at China, and what does it all mean? The China Maritime Studies Institute at the U.S. Naval War College attempts to help us answer that question. Long-time Naval Institute contributors Andrew Erickson and Lyle Goldstein led their team in putting together a package [...]
Andrew S. Erickson, “Eyes in the Sky,” U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings, Vol. 136, No. 4 (April 2010), pp. 36-41.
With 15 new satellites launched in 2008 alone and an ambitious program to produce more space-based surveillance technology, China is increasing its ability to monitor its near seas with deadly precision.
China is developing increasingly capable naval [...]
Andrew S. Erickson and Gabriel B. Collins, “China’s Oil Security Pipe Dream: The Reality, and Strategic Consequences, of Seaborne Imports,” Naval War College Review, Vol. 63, No. 2 (Spring 2010), pp. 88-111.
This article is required reading for the Naval War College National Security Decision Making Department’s Strategy and Theater Security course.
It is widely believed in [...]
Andrew Erickson, “Take China’s ASBM Potential Seriously,” U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings, Vol. 136, No. 2 (February 2010), p. 8.
If developed and deployed successfully, a Chinese antiship ballistic missile (ASBM) system of systems would be the world’s first capable of targeting a moving aircraft carrier strike group from long-range, land-based mobile launchers that could make defenses [...]
Andrew S. Erickson, “Ballistic Trajectory—China Develops New Anti-Ship Missile,” Jane’s Intelligence Review, China Watch, 4 January 2010.
China’s anti-ship ballistic missile programme is showing signs of maturing. The missile could potentially deter or in wartime disable US carrier strike groups in the western Pacific. The development of the missile may motivate countermeasures from the US and [...]
Michael S. Chase and Andrew S. Erickson, “Changing Beijing’s Approach to Overseas Basing?,” Jamestown China Brief, Vol. 9, Issue 19, September 24, 2009.
Although China has traditionally avoided basing its troops abroad, the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) growing global interests and its military’s evolving missions are leading some Chinese analysts to suggest that Beijing may [...]
Andrew S. Erickson and David D. Yang, “Using the Land to Control the Sea? Chinese Analysts Consider the Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile,” Naval War College Review, Vol. 62, No. 4 (Autumn 2009), pp. 53-86.
This article won the Naval War College Foundation Capt. Hugh G. Nott Prize (second place) in 2009 and has been posted on U.S. [...]
Andrew S. Erickson, “Pipe Dream—China Seeks Land and Sea Energy Security,” Jane’s Intelligence Review, China Watch, Vol. 21, No. 8 (August 2009), pp. 54-55.
China is seeking to reduce its dependence on seaborne oil shipments. This involves the construction of new pipelines, some of which are more economically viable than others. However, this will not be [...]
