China’s naval modernization and US strategic rebalancing: implications for stability in the South China Sea

Thayer, Carlyle A.; Jenner, C. J.; Thuy, Tran Truong

doi:10.1017/cbo9781139963084.014

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“…However, the total number of surface ships in 1990-2000 is bolstered by the large number of coastal patrol vessels giving us a misleading picture of the strength and power projection capabilities of the PLAN. The force structure of the 1990s seems to corroborate the observation that during this period, China's maritime defence strategy emphasizes near seas defence (Thayer, 2012).…”

Section: China's Military Modernizationsupporting

confidence: 71%

“…In the South China Seas, maritime incidents between China and the Philippines and Vietnam in the disputed Spratley Islands have the effect of pushing these countries to seek support and improve cooperation with extra-regional actors, particularly the US. Thayer (2012) notes that, several Southeast Asian countries have sought out assurances from the United States, and the US in turn has step up its engagement with countries in the region.…”

Section: China's Assertiveness In East and South China Seasmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Tan¹

2014

Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs

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As long as China considers Taiwan as part of its sovereign territory, China will always be the primary security threat to Taiwan. The modernization of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) over the last two decades is certainly a threat to Taiwan's security. Yet, cross-Straits relation since 2008 has been relatively peaceful and less confrontational. In this article, I suggest that while Taiwan's military establishment has warned of the dangers and threats of China's increasingly modernized military capabilities, the dynamics of the Taiwanese domestic politics as well as the burgeoning economic and trade ties between China and Taiwan have jointly served to shift Taiwan's focus from the military to the political and economic aspect of its security. Resulting from this shift away from the military dimension of cross-Straits relation, then, China-Taiwan relationship while contentious has been decidedly less confrontational and more predictable.

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2014

Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs

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“…American fleets brazenly sailing through the sea directly challenges China's claimed hegemony (Smith, 2021). While these operations are appreciated by neighboring countries and have led to closer defence cooperation with Vietnam and the Philippines, FONOP operations alone will not convince China to reverse course over the South China Sea (Thayer 2016). The Obama administration's policy initiative to orient East Asia away from China and towards the United States was the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).…”

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Rearmament in the Name of Peace

Leduc

2023

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At the end of the Second World War, Japan’s newly written has created a unique constitutional pacifism in the country. Ever since, this has remained controversial with the nation’s politicians, citizens, and its international allies and rivals. After 70 years of an awkward albeit stable status quo, Japanese politicians are again attempting to redefine the state’s relationship with pacifism. In this essay I will examine this process, and the role of America and China in causing this geopolitical shift. Specifically, I will examine both the history of Japanese pacificsm, and how Japan is reorienting its strategy to counter China's expanding influence through bases in the South China Sea and the Belt and Road Initiative. This will be followed by an analysis of both Japanese-American cooperation, and how recent events in American politics have convinced Japanese leadership to pursue a more self-sufficient diplomatic strategy.

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“…2016, 37) and pursues its objectives in the gray zone by mixing political, military, and commercial instruments. Strategies such as forceful commercial expansion, non‐violent coercion through armed forces, the threatening use of law enforcement and maritime paramilitary, and employment of cyber warfare and information operations (Thayer 2011, 33) are common. As a part of its gray zone tactics, China employs fishers in the South China Sea to claim the disputed areas and also to disrupt U.S. naval presence (Kazianis 2014).…”

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Understanding Gray Zone Warfare From Multiple Perspectives

2022

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This study examines the dynamics of gray zone warfare by analyzing its conceptualization in the literature and through its practice in several recent examples. Ever-increasing changes in the characteristics of contemporary warfare have complicated the security environment of the 21st century. Modern warfare inclines toward non-kinetic dimensions based on the principles of hybridity, soft power, and ambiguity. This changing nature of warfare has been defined and categorized in diverse ways, leading to numerous perspectives revealing more confusion than clarity. The terms “hybrid warfare,” “gray zone warfare,” “unrestricted warfare,” and “ambiguous warfare” have received unprecedented attention in recent years. A key contemporary challenge is to differentiate between war and peace because gray zone warfare occupies the space in between both these situations. Many contemporary conflicts are neither black nor white; instead, they fall in the middle of the two: the gray zone. These factors underscore the significance of evaluating and understanding the concept of gray zone warfare. The United States considers Russia, China, and Iran as revisionist states that employ gray zone warfare in various domains to challenge the United States-led world order. South Asia is also a manifested playground of gray zone warfare. The research further distinguishes between gray zone warfare and hybrid warfare and proposes strategies for countering this threat.

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China’s naval modernization and US strategic rebalancing: implications for stability in the South China Sea

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