{"id":645,"date":"2012-11-11T10:11:15","date_gmt":"2012-11-11T01:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wunderkammer.oops.jp\/main\/?p=645"},"modified":"2012-11-11T10:11:15","modified_gmt":"2012-11-11T01:11:15","slug":"%e7%ac%ac%ef%bc%97%e7%ab%a0%e3%80%80the-peoples-liberation-armys-navy-of-china-its-strategies-and-impacts-on-the-neighbors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wunderkammer.oops.jp\/main\/archives\/645","title":{"rendered":"\u7b2c\uff17\u7ae0\u3000The People\u2019s Liberation Army\u2019s Navy of China: Its Strategies and Impacts on the Neighbors"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chapter7: Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n

China\u2019s naval strategies to enhance its control over the seas are based on the Chinese characteristics, their nationalism, the economic growth and the legitimacy of the Communist government. While the U.S., which has the strongest power in Asia, does not want any new regional hegemony state for its security and national interests reasons, Chinese national strategy will be a challenge to the American dominance over the region.\u00a0 With the economic and nationalistic reasons, China tries to expand its territory with its military power.\u00a0 Also, because China and other Asian states share the natural resources and the same sea-lane, they cannot ignore the expansion of their rival\u2019s naval power.\u00a0 This will cause the arm races and instability between Asian states.\u00a0 However, only after the communist government seizes Taiwan successfully and controls the Second Islands Chain, they can be the challenger against the American power on the sea, because of its lack of modern vessels and the presence of other states\u2019 strong navies.\u00a0 What the U.S. and its allies can do to prepare is to enhance their naval power so that the PLAN cannot keep up with them.<\/p>\n

The future of East Asia is still unclear; there are six out of eight states which officially possess nuclear weapons in this region, besides the Korean Peninsula and the Taiwan issues.\u00a0 The Chinese expansion creates new tension in these states (especially India and Pakistan-both of them have nuclear weapons).\u00a0 Moreover, no one can be sure whether China will be democratic or the communist government can keep its authority with the capitalism economic policies.\u00a0 Even if China becomes democratic, there is no promise that the PLAN will stop the expansion, which is based on the economic growth and patriotism, not the communists\u2019 theory.<\/p>\n

We also need to be conscious about one more influential state in Asia: Russia.\u00a0 As the Soviet Union\u2019s collapse, the Russian naval power in Asia has declined.\u00a0 However, the Russian technological supports and arms sales to the PLAN have tremendous impact on the Asian states. [1]<\/sup><\/a>Sutter, \u201cChina\u2019s Rise in Asia: Promises and Perils,\u201d 113.<\/span><\/span>