CHINA - THE FORMATION OF A SEA POWER
In this article, the authors attempt to demonstrate that sea power is increasingly becoming the dominant strategic paradigm of modern China, and this has led to the fact that historically the continental state was forced to accept the theory of sea power as a strategic identity after the obstacles were removed. The authors come to the conclusion that the Chinese leadership, freed from land-based threats and economic restrictions, currently has a historical opportunity to change its strategic identity as a continental power and is in the process of transforming it into a maritime power.