China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities -- Background and Issues for Congress

O' ; Rourke, Ronald

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Defense policy;    Navy -- China;    Navy -- U.S.;    Military policy;   

RP-ID  :  RL33153
RP-ID  :  RL33153_2008Jul10

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The report discusses the question of how the United States should respond to China's military modernization effort, including its naval modernization effort, that has emerged as a key issue in U.S. defense planning. The question of how the United States should respond to China's military modernization effort is of particular importance to the U.S. Navy, because many U.S. military programs for countering improved Chinese military forces would fall within the Navy's budget.