Red Tide -- James Holmes, Foreign Policy
Just how strong is China's navy, really?
In late July, Chinese President Xi Jinping shared his views on sea power and maritime territorial disputes. Beijing is amenable to "shelving disputes and carrying out joint development" in waters such as the South China Sea, where, according to the official line, it enjoys "indisputable sovereignty." It will employ "peaceful means and negotiations to settle disputes and strive to safeguard peace and stability," but it won't "abandon its legitimate rights and interests." Beijing asserts sovereignty over the waters, islands, and atolls within what it calls the "nine-dashed line," a line that encloses the vast majority of the South China Sea, including huge swaths of the exclusive economic zones belonging to Southeast Asian states.
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My Comment: I have mentioned on many occasions in this blog that China's goal is to be the regional superpower in Asia. In this respect .... their navy is on track to be just that in the next decade or two.
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