Hunter Stires: I think you got it exactly. China’s approach here is inherently continentalist. Its maritime strategy involves land-centric thinking. I would argue that’s actually a weakness of their strategy, because you can’t permanently occupy the ocean.
Center for Maritime Strategy
Hunter Stires | Interviewed by Dan White
External Source: CIMSEC
Hunter Stires: I think you got it exactly. China’s approach here is inherently continentalist. Its maritime strategy involves land-centric thinking. I would argue that’s actually a weakness of their strategy, because you can’t permanently occupy the ocean.
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Hunter Stires, Non-Resident Senior Fellow