China’s Maritime Disputes in the East and South China Seas

Authors

Peter A. Dutton

Abstract

China pursues its security through interior strategies that involve the develop- ment of rings of security around central areas of national interest. The Chi- nese have long felt vulnerable from the sea, and their current maritime strategy seeks to reduce that vulnerability by extending a ring of maritime control around China’s periphery. China pursues this control through a combination of force- structure development and legal assertions.

Recommended Citation

Dutton, Peter A. (2014) "China’s Maritime Disputes in the East and South China Seas," Naval War College Review: Vol. 67: No. 3, Article 2.
Available at: https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol67/iss3/2