America Has a Chance to Beat Back China's South China Sea Strategy

America Has a Chance to Beat Back China's South China Sea Strategy

Beijing is revealing its new maritime strategy. America must be ready to stop it.

Captain Tuan N. Pham is a career naval officer with extensive operational experience in the Indo-Asia-Pacific. The views expressed are his own and do not reflect the official policy or position of the U.S. Navy, Department of Defense, or U.S. Government.

Image: The Arleigh Burke–class guided-missile destroyers USS John S. McCain, USS Kidd and USS Stethem operate in the South China Sea. Flickr/U.S. Pacific Fleet