Table of contents
Abstract
List of tables and figures...iv
Chapter Ⅰ. introduction...1
1. Background and context...1
2. Scope and Objectives...5
3. Plan of the dissertation...15
Chapter Ⅱ. Literature review and research design...19
1. The security environment of East Asian Seas and US-Chinese security competition...19
The development of discourses on East Asia’s maritime security environment and the role of the US and Chinese navies...21
The development of discourses on the US-Chinese security competition security in East Asia and the East Asian Seas...27
2. The limits of previous researches...34
3. Research Question...38
4. Research methodology...43
Chapter Ⅲ. Theoretical framework...48
1. Perspectives on US-Chinese relations...48
International relations theory...49
power transition and war...54
2. Security dilemma and power competition...59
Defensive realism and security dilemma...61
Offensive realism and power competition...67
3. assumptions and hypotheses...71
Chapter Ⅳ. US-Chinese security competition...79
1. National security strategy and security competition...80
What is national security strategy?...80
Security competition for What?...82
2. US-Chinese threat assessment...91
The US’ threat assessment of China,,,92
China’s threat assessment of the US...95
3. US-Chinese naval security competition...100
Strategy for naval security competition...100
Naval skirmishes between the US and China...104
Chapter Ⅴ. US strategy and the use of force...111
1. National interests and challenges...112
National interests...112
Security challenges...116
2. Military strategy and operational capability...123
Overview...123
Offshore balancing, selective engagement, containment...127
Forward-deployed forces...145
3. Naval strategy and the use of forces...152
Overview...152
Devising and implementing naval strategy...161
Naval force enhancement...170
Deployment of naval power...180
Encircling China: Deep engagement with allies and security partner...188
Chapter Ⅵ. China’s strategy and the use of force...201
1. National interests and challenges...202
National interests...202
Security challenges...205
2. Military strategy and operational capability...228
Overview...228
Anti-access strategy...231
Growing confidence in naval power...237
3. Naval strategy and the use of force...243
Overview...243
From offshore defense to open water defense...249
Buildup and modernization of PLA navy...256
Martitime power projection...263
Prosecuting sea-denial: anti-air/surface/undersea naval forces...275
Chapter Ⅶ. Conclusion and implications...288
1. Conclusion...288
2. Implications for policy and research...294
Reference...304
Abstract(Korean)...332
