PR China's Pursuit of a Blue-Water Navy

Abstract

The development of the navy and the extension of connected capacities is one of the focuses of the military evolution in the People's Republic of China (later on: China). The directions of the improvement appear to be clear, though achieving their aims are a question of decades, not years. These Chinese steps, the progress they make, new ship classes they develop, advanced technologies they produce will take the upcoming decades to reach their goals – even if sometimes the Western media exaggerates the potential threat posed by the Chinese army. The paper shortly presents the geopolitical environment of the country, after that analyses the necessity of a blue-water navy, the development they have already started and tries to project ahead their capacities and the relevance of that future Navy.