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CMSI Quarterly Review

Volume 1, Number 2 Winter 2026

Full Issue

Vol. 1, No. 2 Full Issue

From the Director

From the Director

Articles

CMSI's Recent Publications

CMSI Translations

CMSI Research in the News

China Maritime Reports

China Maritime Report #49: The PLAN Corruption Paradox: Insights from the 1st Destroyer Flotilla
Ryan D. Martinson

China Maritime Report #50: Foggy With a Chance of Surprise Attack: PLA Amphibious Deception in a Taiwan Scenario
Ian Easton

CMSI Notes

CMSI Note 16: Confirmed: ADM Yuan Huazhi Removed as the PLAN’s Political Commissar
Andrew S. Erickson

CMSI Note 17: Replacement Removed: VADM/General Wang Houbin—Naval Star Turned Rocket Force Commander’s Terminal Trajectory
Andrew S. Erickson and Christopher H. Sharman

CMSI Translations

CMSI Translations #22: Implications of the U.S. Navy's "Sea Base" Construction for Equipment Support in Cross-Sea Landing Operations
Tan Benhang

CMSI Translations #23: The Elusive "Deep-Sea Beast": Analysis of the Performance of the Main Equipment of the U.S. Navy Virginia-Class Nuclear Attack Submarine
Wang Xiangxiang

CMSI Translations #24: Accelerating the Development of (PLAN) Marine Corps Combat Capabilities to Win in High End Maritime Warfare
Rear Admiral Zhu Chuansheng

CMSI Translations #25: A New Pillar for Distant Oceans: Concepts for the Chinese Navy's New Generation of General-Purpose Destroyers
Ying Tian