China’s rising naval ambitions in the Indian Ocean: aligning ends, ways and means

Lim, Yves‐Heng

doi:10.1080/14799855.2020.1721469

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“…For China acquiring naval power sufficient to challenge the US in the Western Pacific is, therefore, an imperative not only for safeguarding its security but also achieving regional hegemony. Due to these reasons, China’s naval modernisation and strategy have attracted considerable attention in recent years (Brewster, 2018; Lim, 2017; Lim, 2020; Nan, 2009; Sheldon-Duplaix, 2016; Yoshihara & Holmes, 2018). Li argued that China’s naval strategy and capabilities have been shifting from the near-coast defence, near-seas active defence, to far-seas operations (Li, 2009, pp.…”

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“…Lim and Brewster argue that the main motivation behind increasing activity in the Indian Ocean was to secure pivotal maritime lines of communications that carry a large share of Chinese oil imports and a sizable part of Chinese exports (Brewster, 2018, pp. 25–26; Lim, 2020, p. 2). Holmes and Yoshihara point that breaking the ‘first island chain’ is integral to China’s ambitions of Great Rejuvenation.…”

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The Malacca Strait, the South China Sea and the Sino-American Competition in the Indo-Pacific

Paszak

2021

Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs

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This article aims to highlight security dynamics of the US–China competition in the Indo-Pacific associated with the Malacca Strait and the South China Sea through the prism of Balance of Threat Theory. It is argued that the control over strategic lines of communication is a significant factor in the process of constructing threat perception of East and Southeast Asian states as they remain heavily reliant on maritime transportation of commodities and energy resources. The US navy is the major security provider in the maritime domain which makes China vulnerable to a potential naval blockade. China faces a double dilemma as the status quo is interpreted as potentially detrimental to its interests, but any attempts to undermine it are likely to prompt Asian states to join US balancing efforts. China’s geographical proximity, its rising military power and revisionist tendencies make the US the more desirable security partner to the region.

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