Andreas Rupprecht and Tom Cooper. Modern Chinese Warplanes: Combat Aircraft and Units of the Chinese Air Force and Naval Aviation. Houston: Harpia Publishing, 2012. 256pp. $64.95 By Lieutenant Commander David Barr, USN Over the past two decades, the term “modernization” has been widely used by foreign affairs experts, military and political leaders, and intelligence analysts … Continue reading Chinese Warplanes: Combat Aircraft and Units of the Chinese Air Force and Naval Aviation→
By Conor M. Kennedy and Andrew S. Erickson Part I and II of this conclusion to our series on Hainan’s maritime militia discussed the Hainan Provincial Military District (MD) leadership’s approach to constructing maritime militia forces in response to national militia guidelines and how they address challenges during construction efforts. This final installment in our … Continue reading Hainan’s Maritime Militia: All Hands on Deck for Sovereignty Pt. 3→
By Conor M. Kennedy and Andrew S. Erickson As it works to improve its maritime militia, Hainan Province is engaged in multiple lines of effort. It confronts many of the same multifarious challenges that other provinces face in constructing their own maritime militia forces. These include strengthening legal frameworks, bolstering incentive structures, constructing infrastructure, and … Continue reading Hainan’s Maritime Militia: Development Challenges and Opportunities, Pt. 2→
Through the U.S. Naval War College’s China Maritime Studies Institute, the authors have just published China Maritime Report No. 1, entitled “China’s Third Sea Force, The People’s Armed Forces Maritime Militia: Tethered to the PLA.” In it, they propose a more formal term for China’s maritime militia: the People’s Armed Forces Maritime Militia (PAFMM). The … Continue reading Hainan’s Maritime Militia: China Builds a Standing Vanguard, Pt. 1→
