CMSI Translations are translations of articles pulled from Chinese military maritime publications.
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![CMSI Archive Translation: “Marching West,” the Rebalance of China’s Geo-Strategy by Wang Jisi [王缉思]](https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/cmsi-translations/1029/thumbnail.jpg "CMSI Archive Translation: “Marching West,” the Rebalance of China’s Geo-Strategy by Wang Jisi [王缉思]")
CMSI Archive Translation: “Marching West,” the Rebalance of China’s Geo-Strategy
Wang Jisi [王缉思]
Wang Jisi argues that China should adopt a “Marching West” strategy to balance against the U.S. “pivot to Asia” and avoid zero-sum rivalry in East Asia. By deepening economic, political, and security engagement with Central Asia, South Asia, and the Middle East, China can secure energy routes, expand markets, and strengthen regional influence while contributing to stability. The strategy emphasizes building a New Silk Road, enhancing multilateral cooperation through mechanisms like the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and cultivating expertise on western regions. While offering opportunities for strategic maneuvering and U.S.–China cooperation, the approach carries risks of instability, regional rivalries, and perceptions of resource exploitation. Wang stresses careful long-term planning, diplomatic balance, and investment in regional knowledge to ensure success.
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![CMSI Archive Translation: National Maritime Strategy Founded on Seapower Theory by Liu Yang [刘洋]](https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/cmsi-translations/1030/thumbnail.jpg "CMSI Archive Translation: National Maritime Strategy Founded on Seapower Theory by Liu Yang [刘洋]")
CMSI Archive Translation: National Maritime Strategy Founded on Seapower Theory
Liu Yang [刘洋]
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.
