Assessing the New U.S. Maritime Strategy: A Window into Chinese Thinking–Part 3 of 4
王宝付 [Wang Baofu], “美军 ‘海上战略’ 与未来军事转型” [The U.S. Military’s “Maritime Strategy” and Future Military Transformation], 学习时报 [Study Times], 22 January 2008, www.lianghui.org.cn. Translated by Andrew Erickson, in “Assessing the New U.S. Maritime Strategy: A Window into Chinese Thinking,” Naval War College Review 61.4 (Autumn 2008): 35-71.
In October 2007, the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard jointly released the “Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower,” which aroused widespread attention in international military circles. The new U.S. “maritime strategy” focuses on future security threats. It not only puts forward some new concepts, but also demonstrates many aspects of future military strategic adjustment and the development trends of military transformation. As a bellwether of world military transformation, U.S. maritime strategic transformation merits close scrutiny. …
