China's Plays for Position at Sea

There’s an interesting rundown of China’s strategic intentions at the US Naval Institute Blog.  In summary, they are making efforts to learn from history and postion themselves favorably in any potential military competition with the United States.  “[O]ne of the fascinating aspects of China’s emergence over the past three decades has been its efforts to learn from the external world. This has not represented a blatant aping nor an effort to cherry pick ideas from history or Western theoretical writings on strategy and war, but rather a contentious, open debate to examine and draw lessons from West’s experience.”  It’s a smart move.  I hope we’re doing the same thing, and as thoughtfully.