Is Chinese Naval Power A Threat To Its Neighbours?
Martin McCauley writes: China’s incursion into the Gulf of Aden in January 2009, to take part in joint anti-piracy measures, caused quite a stir.Two Chinese state-of-the-art destroyers and a logistics ship acquitted themselves well and coordinated smoothly with other fleets, especially the U.S. led Task Force 151, the European Union’s Operation Atlanta and various other contingents from India, Russia and the like. The Chinese navy, in explaining its presence in the Indian Ocean, stressed the need to protect Chinese and Taiwanese shipping and the transport of UN food to Africa. It was also to enhance China’s international standing as a responsible great power. Hence it was essentially a peace mission. The exercise was classified by Chinese commentators as a ‘non-war military operation’. This came about because of the need to cope with a non-traditional security threat. This is an example of what is called ‘soft power’. This means extending China’s naval reach and influence without arous
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