China’s Global Maritime Access: Alternatives to Overseas Military Bases in the Twenty-First Century

IF 2.2 2区社会学 Q1 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Security Studies Pub Date : 2022-10-20 DOI:10.1080/09636412.2022.2137429

Isaac B. Kardon

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Abstract

Abstract China lacks the network of foreign military bases that typically attends great-power expansion, yet its armed forces operate at an increasingly global scale. How has the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) managed this feat without a significant footprint on foreign soil? Why has Chinese leadership not (yet) established a network of bases to address security threats to China’s overseas interests? This article analyzes the structural constraints facing China’s military basing abroad and then examines the methods by which the PLA has nonetheless achieved significant global power-projection capability. It highlights the capacity provided by international maritime transport infrastructure owned and operated by Chinese firms as a viable—yet limited—means of securing national interests overseas with military power. The study demonstrates that the structural setting and historical sequence of China’s rise render foreign military bases relatively costly, incentivizing alternative modes of access and power projection in the maritime domain.

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中国的全球海上通道:21世纪海外军事基地的替代方案

中国缺乏典型的大国扩张所具备的海外军事基地网络，但其武装力量的运作规模却日益全球化。中国人民解放军(PLA)是如何在没有在外国土地上留下重大足迹的情况下取得这一成就的?为什么中国领导人(还)没有建立一个基地网络来应对对中国海外利益的安全威胁?本文分析了中国海外军事基地面临的结构性限制，然后考察了解放军取得重大全球力量投送能力的方法。它凸显了中国企业拥有和运营的国际海上运输基础设施所提供的能力，作为用军事力量确保国家海外利益的一种可行但有限的手段。该研究表明，中国崛起的结构背景和历史顺序使得外国军事基地相对昂贵，激励了在海洋领域的其他进入和力量投射模式。

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Security Studies INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS-

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