From the Editors

Authors

Pelham G. Boyer

Abstract

That the People’s Republic of China has long toyed with the idea of building aircraft carriers is widely known. It is also clear that a consensus within the Chinese military and political leadership on such a course has proven elusive. There are increasing signs, however, that the long-standing debate on this issue has been resolved in favor of a decision to embrace the aircraft carrier. The questions that remain concern the scope and purpose of a Chinese carrier program (or pro- grams), what it might reveal about current Chinese naval or grand strategy, and what implications it will have for the U.S. Navy over the coming decades.

Recommended Citation

Boyer, Pelham G. (2010) "From the Editors," Naval War College Review: Vol. 63: No. 1, Article 1.
Available at: https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol63/iss1/1