CMSI Contributes 4-Article Package to Proceedings China Focus Issue
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 of articles that examines China on multiple levels. Our coverage begins with Professor Nan Li’s look at how the evolving political strategies of the Chinese Communist Party leadership have fueled the growth of China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy-the armed forces branch most ably suited to fulfill its government’s mandate for ‘new historical missions.’ Retired Commander Peter Dutton discusses China’s interest in the South China Sea and how the nation’s interpretation of international laws produces tension and possible conflict with the United States.”
“While unmanned aerial vehicles get lots of press for their role in Afghanistan, unmanned underwater vehicles have also come into their own recently. Professor Goldstein and Shannon Knight discuss how China sees such vehicles as a way to close the perceived gap with the United States in undersea warfare capabilities. Finally, Professor Erickson offers an illuminating, detailed overview of the increasingly rapid growth of China’s satellite-surveillance program, which is developing a capability for monitoring the country’s near seas with pinpoint accuracy.”
Here are links to the CMSI articles:
Nan Li, “Scanning the Horizon for ‘New Historical Missions’,” U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings, Vol. 136, No. 4 (April 2010), pp. 18-23.
Cdr. Peter A. Dutton, JAGC, U.S. Navy (Retired), “Through a Chinese Lens,” U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings, Vol. 136, No. 4 (April 2010), pp. 24-29.
Lyle Goldstein and Shannon Knight, “Coming without Shadows, Leaving without Footprints,” U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings, Vol. 136, No. 4 (April 2010), pp. 30-35.
Andrew S. Erickson, “Eyes in the Sky,” U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings, Vol. 136, No. 4 (April 2010), pp. 36-41.
