SINGAPORE, Jan 13: At the 18th Party Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) held in 2012, China had declared its ambition to be a haiyang qiangguo– that is, a strong or great maritime power, according to The Singapore Post. As per the Singapore-based publication, a ‘maritime power’ is a country that has great comprehensive strength in terms of the development, use, protection, management, and control of the seas.” In November 2012, then-president Hu Jintao, in his report to the […]