China's Quest for Great Power: Ships, Oil, and Foreign Policy

by Bernard D Cole and Bernard D. Cole

This book examines China's national security strategy by looking at the three major elements-foreign policy, energy security, and naval power-all interactive and major influences on China's future and its relations with the United States. A decade and a half into the twenty-first century, Beijing requires reliable access to energy resources, the navy to defend that access, and foreign policies to navigate safely toward its goals. Most importantly,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1612518389
• ISBN13: 9781612518381
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.3"