Tag Archives: Maritime security

International relations is an interdisciplinary subject itself

International relations (IR) as a field have becoming more popular these days. Most likely due to globalisation, the public is more interested in foreign affairs and relationship between countries: US-China relations, climate changes, public health issues, wars and conflicts, and governing systems. Many of the hot topics are related to IR. This, indeed, good newsContinue reading “International relations is an interdisciplinary subject itself”

Evolution of China’s maritime security strategy

After a year and a half of revising and editing, my book has finally released. It’s now available here: https://www.routledge.com/Chinas-Maritime-Security-Strategy-The-Evolution-of-a-Growing-Sea-Power/Chan/p/book/9780367745646 Thanks again Routledge for helping me turning my thesis into my first ever monograph. This is indeed a small step for me entering the academia. What is this book about? As I said, this bookContinue reading “Evolution of China’s maritime security strategy”

When Liaoning exercised at the South China Sea

In the last two weeks, it came to the attention that China’s first aircraft carrier Liaoning exercised at the South China Sea. The US Navy has been keeping a close look, monitoring its activities. Not the first time? Technically speaking, this is not the first time that Liaoning exercised at the South China Sea. LiaoningContinue reading “When Liaoning exercised at the South China Sea”

China’s maritime power in the 14th Five-Year Plan

The 2021 “lianghui” was concluded last week in Beijing. The final version of the 14th Five-Year Plan (FYP) has just came out. For those who are not familiar with Chinese politics, the FYP is an indicative official document that illustrates China’s national objectives in the next five years. This is the second FYP under XiContinue reading “China’s maritime power in the 14th Five-Year Plan”