By the Editor: “Quantity has a quality all of its own” Stalin is reputed to have said. The PRC over four decades have adopted a policy of rapid increase in the quantity and span of capabilities of their now organically procured navy, with a reach well beyond hitherto more limited ambitions. The author, from the Naval Historical Branch, highlights the very real challenge the US Navy now has in responding to this burgeoning capability, which will require both new strategic maritime vision, renewal of its Fleet and, critically, closer support of allied navies (enhanced allied relationships not be…
