Can China Offer the World "Public Goods"?

October 16, 2016 Topic: Security Region: Asia Tags: Foreign PolicyChinaDefenseSouth China SeaStrategy

Can China Offer the World "Public Goods"?

As the US and its allies go about defining a new strategy for the Asia-Pacific, a major mistake will be made if the only focus is on “rocks and reefs.”

Lyle J. Goldstein is Associate Professor in the China Maritime Studies Institute (CMSI) at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. The opinions expressed in this analysis are his own and do not represent the official assessments of the U.S. Navy or any other agency of the U.S. Government.

Image: People's Liberation Army (Navy) ship PLA(N) Peace Ark. Wikimedia Commons/U.S. Navy