Maritime Power and China's Grand Strategy

This book examines the role of maritime power in the ‘Chinese Dream’ of becoming the pre-eminent global power by 2049, a century after the establishment of the People’s Republic of China (PRC).

The book argues that China seeks to use its maritime power as part of its quest to attain Great Power status by employing it to these areas: provide deterrence in the maritime domain; assure availability of resources; protecting its sea lines of communication; and in the economic domination of specif...