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In addition to the introduction and conclusion, the body of
this thesis is composed of five chapters:analysis of Mahan''''s
theory; evaluation of the conditions for Communist China''''s
sea power development;Communist China''''s externally-oriented
economy and its seas; the expansion of Communist China''''s navy;
a look at Communist China''''s sea power expansion by adopting
Mahan''''s theory. The paper is sequentially developed by
focusing on the two core dimensions of“use of the sea” and“
control of the sea”, and goes on to explain how the two
aspects are complementary and mutually supporting. The
externally-oriented economy of Communist China will influence
all aspects of Communist China''''s economy. In addition, the rise
of the leadership in mainland China that favor the expansion of
“sea power”will strive to protect the country''''s sea rights,
and to establish its regional supremacy by threatening the Asia-
Pacific countries. Sea power originated with trade. If
Communist China is going to develop its economy through trade,
then it must first reform its present economic system. The
necessary economic changes will also involve the political
system. Since the Communist China is placing economic
construction at the core of its long-term national strategy,
then the real focus should be the changes to be made in its
economic－ political system.
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