Red Star over the Pacific: China's Rise and the Challenge to U.S. Maritime Strategy

Toshi Yoshihara

ISBN 10: 1591149797 / ISBN 13: 9781591149798

Published by Naval Institute Press, 2013

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Red Star over the Pacific: China's Rise and the Challenge to U.S. Maritime Strategy
• Publisher: Naval Institute Press
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1591149797
• ISBN 13: 9781591149798
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Combining a close knowledge of Asia and an ability to tap Chinese-language sources with naval combat experience and expertise in sea-power theory, the authors assess how the rise of Chinese sea power will affect U.S. maritime strategy in Asia. They argue that China is laying the groundwork for a sustained challenge to American primacy in maritime Asia, and to defend this hypothesis they look back to Alfred Thayer Mahan's sea-power theories, now popular with the Chinese. The book considers how strategic thought about the sea shapes Beijing's deliberations and compares China's geostrategic predicament to that of the Kaiser's Germany a century ago. It examines the Chinese Navy's operational concepts, tactics, and capabilities and appraises China's ballistic-missile submarine fleet. The authors conclude that unless Washington adapts, China will present a challenge to America's strategic position.

About the Author

Dr. Toshi Yoshihara is a Senior Fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments. Previously, he was the inaugural John A. van Beuren Chair of Asia-Pacific Studies and a Professor of Strategy at the U.S. Naval War College. He holds a Ph.D. from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University.