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Assessing China´s Naval Power: Technological Innovation, Economic Constraints, and Strategic Implications
Sarah Kirchberger
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Description for Assessing China´s Naval Power: Technological Innovation, Economic Constraints, and Strategic Implications
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This book analyzes the rise of China's naval power and its possible strategic consequences from a wide variety of perspectives - technological, economic, and geostrategic - while employing a historical-comparative approach throughout. Since naval development requires huge financial resources and mostly takes place within the context of transnational industrial partnerships, this study also consciously adopts an industry perspective. The systemic problems involved in warship production and the associated material, financial, technological, and political requirements currently remain overlooked aspects in the case of China. Drawing on first-hand working experience in the naval shipbuilding industry, the author provides transparent criteria for ... Read more
This book analyzes the rise of China's naval power and its possible strategic consequences from a wide variety of perspectives - technological, economic, and geostrategic - while employing a historical-comparative approach throughout. Since naval development requires huge financial resources and mostly takes place within the context of transnational industrial partnerships, this study also consciously adopts an industry perspective. The systemic problems involved in warship production and the associated material, financial, technological, and political requirements currently remain overlooked aspects in the case of China. Drawing on first-hand working experience in the naval shipbuilding industry, the author provides transparent criteria for ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Series
Global Power Shift
Condition
New
Number of Pages
318
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783662471265
SKU
V9783662471265
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Sarah Kirchberger
Sarah Kirchberger is an Assistant Professor of Contemporary China Studies at the Asia-Africa-Institute (AAI), University of Hamburg. A former analyst with shipbuilder Blohm + Voss, she holds an MA and a PhD in Sinology. Her publications include a book on informal politics in China and Taiwan and various articles and book chapters on China's political system, political history, domestic politics, ... Read more
Reviews for Assessing China´s Naval Power: Technological Innovation, Economic Constraints, and Strategic Implications
It is a powerful contribution to the debate on the military capacity of China and a precious source of information for all scholars and analysts dealing with security issues in Asia. This book bears a great value as a realistic global assessment of PLAN's current naval capability, based on an impressively comprehensive analytical framework. Ultimately, the author succeeds in her ... Read more