China as a Twenty-First-Century Naval Power: Theory Practice and Implications

Xi Jinping has made his ambitions for the People's Liberation Army (PLA) perfectly clear, first, that China should become a "great maritime power" and secondly, that the PLA "become a world-class armed force by 2050." China as a Twenty-First-Century Naval Power focuses on China's navy and how it is being transformed to satisfy the "world class" goal.



Beginning with an exploration of why China is seeking to become such a major maritime power, author Michael McDevitt first explores the strateg...