On 2 March 2011, the Type 054A Jiangkai II-class guided missile frigate Xuzhou arrived off the coast of Libya after transiting the Suez Canal to oversee the evacuation of the thousands of Chinese civilians working in that country's oil industry. This was evidently the first time a Chinese warship had ever entered the Mediterranean. There is thus a particular timeliness to our lead article,Daniel J. Kostecka's "From the Sea: PLA Doctrine and the Employment of Sea-Based Airpower." Through an analysis of doctrinal and academic writings on this subject the author explores current Chinese thinking concerning the production and employment of aircraft carriers and large-deck amphibious vessels of several types for the projection of power far from China's own shores.


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    Title :

    Naval War College Review. Volume 64, Number 3. Summer 2011


    Publication date :

    2011


    Size :

    163 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English