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 gr
President Xi Jinping stressed on building China into a strong maritime country is a "major strategic task for realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation."
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 […]
The expansion of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is in many ways a logical and even forgone conclusion. China is the world’s second-largest economy; its heavy dependence on trade inevitably makes the seas of growing importance to national well-being. Yet as China’s maritime ambitions continue to expand, the U.S. is faced with a challenging task: recognizing Chinese interests without acceding to Chinese demands. How America meets this challenge will determine the future of the Asia–Pacific region and whether America’s maritime dominance will continue through the next century.
Xi Jinping may well ruin something China has earned over the course of four decades: a reputation for steady, competent leadership, writes Cai Xia for Foreign Affairs.