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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Executive Summary 5CHAPTER 1Naval Strategy and Missions 7CHAPTER 2PLA(N) Equipment—Building a Modern Navy 13CHAPTER 3Training, Exercises, and Joint Operations 27CHAPTER 4PLA(N) Structure and Leadership 33CHAPTER 5 Maritime Claims—Securing China’s “Blue Territory” 41Outlook 49
Additional resources: Posters of China Equipment, Leadership Structure, and PLA(N) and MLE Recognition Guide enclosed in inside back pocket.Multimedia vignette links of China’s Defensive Layers and South China Sea Maritime Claims can be found on pages 8 and 43 respectively.