Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:25:33 +0800
From: Dean Cheng [mailto:trevor.yancey@gmail.com]I guess, someone got carried away with paste command (M)
Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 9:26 AM
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Subject: The Chinese Navy's Budding Overseas Presence
As 2009 drew to a close, a senior Chinese naval officer raised the idea that the People's Republic of China (PRC) might be interested in establishing a permanent base in the Gulf of Aden area in support of anti-piracy missions. Admiral Yin Zhuo, a senior researcher at the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) Equipment Research Center, suggested that such a base would facilitate a sustained Chinese presence in the region as part of ongoing anti-piracy efforts.
A base in the Gulf of Aden area would constitute the first formal Chinese overseas military base. It reflects China's growing overseas interests, as well as its expanding military capabilities, including a growing ability to operate far from its shores.
For the United States, the extended Chinese naval deployment in the Gulf of Aden, as well as discussion of the creation of a Chinese naval base in the region, should serve as a reminder that the U.S. Navy will encounter the PLAN more and more--and not solely in the Taiwan Straits, South China Sea, and other waters off China's coast. Given the global nature of China's economic interests, it is inevitable that the Chinese military will also have a more global presence. Nor is there anything that the United States can reasonably do to prevent this.
Rather than trying to forestall the inevitable, U.S. policymakers should recognize the Chinese competitive potential and stay ahead of the game even as the U.S. tries to manage China's emergence to its own advantage. This will entail three key initiatives.
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Dean Cheng
Research Fellow
Asian Studies Center
The Heritage Foundation
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Dean Cheng
Research Fellow
Asian Studies Center
The Heritage Foundation
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Dean Cheng
Research Fellow
Asian Studies Center
The Heritage Foundation
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Dean Cheng
Research Fellow
Asian Studies Center
The Heritage Foundation
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Dean Cheng
Research Fellow
Asian Studies Center
The Heritage Foundation