Andrew S. Erickson

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我国划设东海防空识别区 [China Designates an Air Defense Identification Zone],  新浪军事 [Sina Military News].
中国空军战机首次巡逻东海防空识别区
国防部：中国防空识别区距某国最近约130公里
国防部：不服从东海防空识别指令将采取紧急措施
外媒称解放军防空识别区4大好处 将领空扩大12倍
独家解读: 东海中线附近是中日核心战场
解析中国防空识别区为何无台湾：有和平统一信心
空军巡逻防空识别区机型猜想：运8侦察歼10保障
独家解析：东海防空识别圈与我国东海主张线一致
日本抗议中国防空识别区涵盖钓鱼岛
日媒评中国设防空识别区：或激化钓鱼岛局势
日本购300辆新战车目标不止钓鱼岛 还有更大野心
日裔美军上将：日本在中日钓鱼岛争端中较克制
 

我军在东海防空识别区首次巡逻
视频：我国宣布划设东海防空识别区
中国设东海防空识别区疑反制美日
我设立防空识别区对不服从者将采取措施
视频:日防卫大臣回应中国划定识别区
视频：我2艘海监船驶入钓岛12海里
视频：日称中国国内混乱殃及周边

独家图解：中日东海防空识别区重叠区示意
中国防空识别圈详细图解：中日交叉如死结
组图：中国图-154电战机巡航钓鱼岛 日军机升空监视
日本在宫古岛部署反舰导弹 矛头直指中国海军
现场图：中国海警船在钓鱼岛海域12海里巡航48天！
日右翼10月1日钓鱼岛示威 中国出动海警船拦截
组图：日本民众骂自卫队拿钱多却不能发现中国飞机

中国两架侦察机赴钓鱼岛 日战机起飞拦截(图)(23日 23:25)
日方25日拟召见我驻日大使传达日方立场(23日 22:32)
空军巡逻防空识别区机型猜想：运8侦察歼10保障(23日 18:56)
中国空军侦察机首次空中巡逻东海防空识别区(23日 18:08)
日本外务省抗议中国防空识别区涵盖钓鱼岛(23日 17:48)
外媒称解放军防空识别区4大好处 将领空扩大12倍(23日 15:20)
少将：中国设防空识别区可名正言顺检查飞行器(23日 15:12)
我少将解读中国设航空识别区：属于防御性措施(23日 15:08)
解析中国防空识别区为何无台湾：有和平统一信心(23日 14:43)
日媒评中国设防空识别区：或激化钓鱼岛局势(23日 14:34)

 
Statements by Secretary of State John Kerry and Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel on the East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone may be accessed […]

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Statements by Secretary of State John Kerry and Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel
on the East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesperson
For Immediate Release                                                                                                                                                                                   November 23, 2013
2013/1469
 
STATEMENT BY SECRETARY OF STATE JOHN KERRY
On the East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone
The United States is deeply concerned about China’s announcement that […]

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Defense Spokesman Yang Yujun’s Response to Questions on the Establishment of The East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone
PRC Ministry of National Defense, Beijing, 23 November 2013
Q： Why does the Chinese government decide to establish the East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone? Is it related to the current situation in the region?
A：Air Defense Identification […]

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Announcement of the Aircraft Identification Rules for the East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone of the P.R.C.
BEIJING, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) – China’s Ministry of National Defense issued an announcement of the aircraft identification rules for the East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone of the People’s Republic of China. Following is the full text:
Announcement […]

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Wendell Minnick, “Chinese UCAV Takes Maiden Flight,” Intercepts Blog, Defense News, 22 November 2013.
Photographs have appeared on Chinese military blogs purportedly showing the maiden flight of the Lijian (Sharp Sword) unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV). The photographs first appeared on Chinese language military websites: lt.cjdby.net and huanqiu.com on Nov. 21, supposedly the same day the flight occurred. According to […]

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Wendell Minnick, “Taipei Conference Examines Evolving Chinese Strategic Doctrine,” Defense News, 15 November 2013.
TAIPEI — Evaluating changes in Chinese strategic thinking in terms of threat perceptions, doctrine and concepts for employing military power was the theme of an academic conference held here Nov. 14-15.
The Chinese Council on Advanced Policy Studies (CAPS), US National Defense University […]

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Andrew S. Erickson and Austin M. Strange, “Erickson and Strange: China’s Far Seas ‘Five-Year Plan’,” Guest Blog Post for Elizabeth C. Economy, Asia Unbound, Council on Foreign Relations, 15 November 2013.
This guest post is by Andrew Erickson, an associate professor in the Strategic Research Department at the U.S. Naval War College, and Austin Strange, a researcher for the College’s China Maritime […]

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Wendell Minnick, “US Report: 1st Sub-launched Nuke Missile among China’s Recent Strides,” Defense News, 11 November 2013.
Wendell Minnick (顏文德), B.S., M.A., is an author, commentator, journalist and speaker who has spent two decades covering military and security issues in Asia, including one book on intelligence and over 1,000 articles. Since 2006, Minnick has served as […]

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Andrew B. Kennedy, “China’s Search for Renewable Energy: Pragmatic Techno-nationalism,” Asian Survey 53.5 (October 2013).
The enthusiasm of Chinese leaders for renewable energy is infused with a pragmatic variant of techno-nationalist ideology. In keeping with this outlook, Beijing supports Chinese wind and solar firms, but it typically proves flexible when important economic partners challenge such policies.
Keywords: China, […]

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Andrew S. Erickson and Austin M. Strange, No Substitute for Experience: Chinese Anti-Piracy Operations in the Gulf of Aden, Naval War College China Maritime Study 10 (November 2013).
In this carefully researched, comprehensive, and highly detailed study, the authors address six major aspects of China’s anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden since their inception in December 2008: Modern […]

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Andrew S. Erickson and Austin M. Strange, “China and the International Antipiracy Effort,” The Diplomat, 1 November 2013.
China has achieved many firsts under the umbrella of antipiracy. These include its first major contributions to securing sea lines of communication (SLOC), a commendable start. World navies do better at protecting vulnerable maritime regions when they cooperate. […]

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Andrew S. Erickson and Austin Strange, “Learning by Doing: PLAN Operational Innovations in the Gulf of Aden,” Jamestown China Brief 13.21 (24 October 2013).
Chinese planners were seriously concerned about logistical and operational challenges associated with anti-piracy missions near Somali waters long before the first People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) warships were deployed in 2008. In particular, […]

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Andrew S. Erickson and Austin M. Strange, “Pragmatic Partners, the Unsung Story of U.S.-China Anti-Piracy Coordination,” Guest Blog Post for Elizabeth C. Economy, Asia Unbound, Council on Foreign Relations, 24 October 2013.
This guest post is by Andrew Erickson, an associate professor in the Strategic Research Department at the U.S. Naval War College, and Austin Strange, a […]

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Harry Kazianis, “Lifting the Veil on China’s ‘Carrier-Killer’,” The Diplomat, 23 October 2013.
The good folks at the Jamestown Foundation here in Washington D.C. have produced what is clearly the world’s authoritative guide detailing the strategic rationale, development, and ramifications concerning a piece of Chinese military hardware Diplomat readers know all too well: The DF-21D, or the “carrier-killer” as […]

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Craig Murray, Andrew Berglund, and Kimberly Hsu, “China’s Naval Modernization and Implications for the United States,” U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission Staff Research Backgrounder, 26 August 2013.
In the late 1980s, China began a modernization program to transform the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy from a coastal force into a technologically-advanced regional navy. China’s acquisition […]

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Ronald O’Rourke, China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities—Background and Issues for Congress (Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service, 5 September 2013), RL33153.
Summary
The question of how the United States should respond to China’s military modernization effort, including its naval modernization effort, has emerged as a key issue in U.S. defense planning. The question is of particular importance to […]

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Andrew S. Erickson, Walter Ladwig, and Justin Mikolay, “Diego Garcia: Anchoring America’s Future Presence in the Indo-Pacific,” Harvard Asia Quarterly 15.2 (Summer 2013): 20–28.
Issue Theme: “Asia’s Security Future—National Strategies and Regional Institutions”
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From the Editor: “Andrew Erickson (US Naval War College), Walter Ladwig (University of Oxford), and Justin Mikolay look at the […]

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Robert Farley, “China’s Air Force Comes of Age,” The Diplomat, 17 October 2013.
A recent Andrew Erickson report detailed the constellation of institutional interest and cooperation behind the PLAN’s ongoing deployment to the Gulf of Aden. As Erickson notes, the deployment has required a substantial degree of interagency cooperation, and seems, by and large, to be meeting the needs […]

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Andrew S. Erickson and Austin M. Strange, “The Relevant Organs: Institutional Factors behind China’s Gulf of Aden Deployment,” Jamestown Foundation China Brief 13.20 (10 October 2013).
Numerous institutional factors have driven and incentivized China’s participation in anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden. Central to executing China’s first instance of protracted Far Seas naval operations has been […]

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