Andrew S. Erickson

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Ian Easton, Invasion Plans: Operation Causeway and Taiwan’s Defense in World War II, China Maritime Report 42 (Newport, RI: Naval War College China Maritime Studies Institute, October 2024).

From CMSI Director Christopher Sharman:
China Maritime Report (CMR) #42, “Invasion Plans” is about Operation CAUSEWAY, the American plan to invade Taiwan during World […]

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Zhang Yilong, “U.S.-Philippine Military Cooperation in the South China Sea: Challenges and Responses,” CMSI Translation 8 (Newport, RI: Naval War College China Maritime Studies Institute, 7 October 2024).

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From CMSI Director CAPT Christopher H. Sharman, USN (Ret.):
Pulled from the August 2023 issue of Naval & Merchant Ships, this CMSI translation provides unique insights into tactics to […]

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Andrew S. Erickson, “Tracking China’s ‘Little Blue Men’—A Comprehensive Maritime Militia Compendium,” China Analysis from Original Sources 以第一手资料研究中国, 5 October 2024.

American and Allied knowledge of the PRC’s Third Sea Force has come a long way since my outstanding Naval War College colleague Professor Conor Kennedy and I began our focused research following his arrival in Newport […]

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Andrew S. Erickson, “CMSI’s 20th Anniversary! China Maritime Studies Institute Established Two Decades Ago within Naval War College,” China Analysis from Original Sources 以第一手资料研究中国, 2 October 2024.
Yesterday, as a new fiscal year began, the China Maritime Studies Institute (CMSI) marked twenty years since its establishment within the Naval War College (NWC) in Newport, Rhode Island.
I […]

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Chi Guocang, “Guarantee of Strategic Security: Expert Discusses China’s Strategic Nuclear Submarines Achieving Continuous Duty,” CMSI Translation 7 (Newport, RI: Naval War College China Maritime Studies Institute, 30 September 2024).

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From CMSI Director CAPT Christopher H. Sharman, USN (Ret.):
This translation is rich! A must-read for anyone interested in China’s submarine operations – […]

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Liu Lijiao and Jia Benjia, “Building a World-Class Navy in a Comprehensive Way: Its Logic in Theory, History, and Practice,” CMSI Translation 6 (Newport, RI: Naval War College China Maritime Studies Institute, 11 September 2024).

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From CMSI Director CAPT Christopher H. Sharman, USN (Ret.):
China Maritime Studies Institute (CMSI) Friends and […]

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J. Michael Dahm, One Force, Two Force, Red Force, Blue Force: PLA Navy Blue Force Development for Realistic Combat Training, China Maritime Report 41 (Newport, RI: Naval War College China Maritime Studies Institute, September 2024).

From CMSI Director Christopher Sharman:
China’s maritime blue force is a key component of a broader training campaign focused on building and refining the PLA Navy […]

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Ryan D. Martinson, “On the PLAN’s ‘Core Operational Capabilities’,” CMSI Note 9 (Newport, RI: Naval War College China Maritime Studies Institute, 22 August 2024).

From CMSI Director Christopher Sharman:
If you read one document about China’s Navy today, read the attached China Maritime Studies Institute (CMSI) Note #9. CMSI Note #9 is also posted to the CMSI […]

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Yu Yunxian and Zhang Pengxuan, “Strengthen National Defense Mobilization and Reserve Force Construction,” CMSI Translation 5 (Newport, RI: Naval War College China Maritime Studies Institute, 14 August 2024).

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From CMSI Director CAPT Christopher H. Sharman, USN (Ret.):
China Maritime Studies Institute (CMSI) Friends and Colleagues –
The authors of this article work […]

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See matrix appended below detailing all 46 Task Force deployments to date!

Dennis J. Blasko, “Recent Changes in the PLA Navy’s Gulf of Aden Deployment Pattern,” CMSI Note 8 (Newport, RI: Naval War College China Maritime Studies Institute, 13 August 2024).

From CMSI Director Christopher Sharman:

The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) may be changing its operational deployment patterns […]

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Conor M. Kennedy, Onboard Political Control—The Ship Political Commissar in Chinese Merchant Shipping, China Maritime Report 40 (Newport, RI: Naval War College China Maritime Studies Institute, August 2024).

From CMSI Director Christopher Sharman:
China Maritime Watchers: The tentacles of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) extend well beyond China’s borders!
If you work within the shipping industry, at ports, […]

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Tiffany A. Tat, “PLA Navy Reserve: Out of the Shadows and into the Forefront?” CMSI Note 7 (Newport, RI: Naval War College China Maritime Studies Institute, 5 August 2024).

From CMSI Director Christopher Sharman:
China Maritime Studies Institute (CMSI) Friends and Colleagues –
A few days ago, the PLA celebrated “PLA Day” – a military holiday commemorating the […]

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Daniel Clayton Rice, “Sharpening the Sword: Chinese Navy Aircraft Carrier Battle Group Defense Zones,” CMSI Note 6 (Newport, RI: Naval War College China Maritime Studies Institute, 16 July 2024).

From CMSI Director Christopher Sharman:
China Maritime Studies Institute (CMSI) Friends and Colleagues –
CMSI is pleased to provide you with CMSI Note #6. This CMSI Note details Chinese Central Television-7 (the CCTV Defense and Military […]

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A national treasure here in Newport! For twenty-three years, Dr. Peter Alan Dutton has made superlative leadership, scholarship, teaching, and other academic and policy contributions at the Naval War College.

For over two decades, the NWC professor (2004–) and former China Maritime Studies Institute (CMSI) director (2011–19) and Interim Dean of the Center for Naval Warfare Studies […]

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Conor M. Kennedy, A Hundred Men Wielding One Gun—Life, Duty & Cultural Practices Aboard PLAN Submarines, China Maritime Report 39 (Newport, RI: Naval War College China Maritime Studies Institute, June 2024).

From CMSI Director Christopher Sharman:
China Maritime Studies Institute (CMSI) Friends and Colleagues –
This report dives deep into Chinese Navy submarine culture – known as “Dragon Palace Culture.” […]

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Wang Kun, Ye Zhong, and Zhou Huaiping, “Charging into Battle—A Deeply Entwined Network: A Profile of Wang Chengfei, Director of a Research Office at the Naval Research Academy,” CMSI Translation 4 (Newport, RI: Naval War College China Maritime Studies Institute, 10 June 2024).

Wang Chengfei, Director of a research office and senior engineer at the Naval […]

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Andrew S. Erickson, “Tracking China’s ‘Little Blue Men’—A Comprehensive Maritime Militia Compendium,” China Analysis from Original Sources 以第一手资料研究中国, 10 June 2024.

American and Allied knowledge of the PRC’s Third Sea Force has come a long way since my outstanding Naval War College colleague Professor Conor Kennedy and I began our focused research following his arrival in Newport a […]

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Honored to speak with China Maritime Studies Institute Director Christopher Sharman on CMSI’s history, missions, scholars, and offerings! Podcast hosted by Kristen Taylor, Army War College Public Affairs and Colonel Richard Butler, Director of AWC’s rapidly developing China Landpower Studies Center (CLSC).

“CLSC Dialogues – Ep 7 – Christopher Sharman and Dr. Andrew S. Erickson – […]

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Ma Liang, Guo Liqiang, Zhang Hui, Yang Jing, and Liu Jian, “Discussion on the Requirements and Methods of Intelligent Decision-Making in Torpedo Attacks by Unmanned Underwater Vehicles,” CMSI Translation 3 (Newport, RI: Naval War College China Maritime Studies Institute, 14 May 2024).
All authors work at the PLAN Submarine Academy. First author Ma Liang is a […]

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