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Record Nr.

UNINA9910150256503321

Autore

Erickson Andrew S.

Titolo

Six years at sea ... and counting : Gulf of Aden anti-piracy and China's maritime commons presence / / by Andrew S. Erickson and Austin M. Strange

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC : , : The Jamestown Foundation, , 2015

ISBN

0-615-58841-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (217 p.)

Disciplina

364.164

Soggetti

Piracy - Prevention - Asia

Sea-power - Asia

Electronic books.

Aden, Gulf of

China

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"June 2015."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Executive summary -- Key judgements -- Introduction -- Why China's Navy has entered and remained in the Gulf of Aden -- From recognition to response : institutional processes and preparations for deployments -- Six years of anti-piracy and broader PLAN growth -- Gulf of Aden operations and China's future far seas presence -- Conclusion : a new approach to maritime commons security?

Sommario/riassunto

Well over six years of Chinese anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden have directly supported People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) modernization goals and provided invaluable experience operating in distant waters. Lessons learned have spawned PLAN innovations in doctrine, operations, and international coordination. Many of the insights gleaned during deployments are applicable to security objectives closer to home; some officers enjoy promotion to important positions after returning. Anti-piracy operations have been a springboard for China to expand considerably its maritime security operations, from evacuating its citizens from Libya and Yemen to escorting Syrian chemical weapons to their destruction and participating in the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. So great are



the benefits to China's global maritime presence and enhanced image at home and abroad that when Gulf of Aden anti-piracy operations finally wind down, Beijing will have to develop new means to address its burgeoning overseas interests.