Naval War College Review
Abstract
On 2 March 2011, the Type 054A Jiangkai II–class guided missile frigate Xuzhou arrived off the coast of Libya after transiting the Suez Canal to oversee the evacu- ation of the thousands of Chinese civilians working in that country’s oil indus- try. This was evidently the first time a Chinese warship had ever entered the Mediterranean. There is thus a particular timeliness to our lead article, Daniel J. Kostecka’s “From the Sea: PLA Doctrine and the Employment of Sea-Based Airpower.” Through an analysis of doctrinal and academic writings on this sub- ject, the author explores current Chinese thinking concerning the production and employment of aircraft carriers and large-deck amphibious vessels of sev- eral types for the projection of power far from China’s own shores.
Recommended Citation
War College, The U.S Naval
(2011)
"From the Editors,"
Naval War College Review: Vol. 64:
No.
3, Article 1.
Available at:
https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol64/iss3/1
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