CMSI Archive Translation: National Maritime Strategy Founded on Seapower Theory

Authors

Liu Yang [刘洋]

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Description

This article applies Alfred Thayer Mahan’s seapower theory to China’s maritime strategy, stressing far seas training, overseas bases, and cultivating seapower consciousness among the masses. It argues that China must shift from a “low profile” approach to “positive action,” stabilize a long-term maritime strategy, and openly declare its core interests. The author identifies securing the South China Sea, achieving influence over Southeast Asia, and protecting maritime energy routes to the Indian Ocean as essential objectives for sustaining China’s rise as a maritime power.

Publication Date

10-1-2012

Publisher

China Maritime Studies Institute, U.S Naval War College

City

Newport, Rhode Island

Keywords

China Maritime Studies Institute, CMSI, Seapower theory, National maritime strategy, Three links, Three elements, Far seas training, Overseas bases, Ocean consciousness, Seapower ideology, South China Sea, Core interests

Recommended Citation

Yang [刘洋], Liu, "CMSI Archive Translation: National Maritime Strategy Founded on Seapower Theory" (2012). CMSI Translations. 31.
https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/cmsi-translations/31