Strategy and Airpower in the East and South China Sea: China, the United States, and Great Power Rivalry (Cass Military Studies)

This book examines the role of airpower in the great power rivalry between the United States and the People’s Republic of China in the East and South China Sea over Taiwan. While the volume emphasises the role of the U.S. and the PRC, it also looks at the other regional powers with significant airpower capabilities.By including key actors heavily invested in the regional dynamics between the two great powers, this book offers new research on how each actor views the use of airpower to enhance its regional political, military strategic, and operational leverage.The first two sections of the book focus on the People’s Republic of China and the United States, with each section considering (i) their grand strategy in the region, (ii) their military strategy to handle a future conflict over Taiwan, (iii) the role of airpower to this end, and finally (iv) their approach to Multi-Domain Operations or Joint All-Domain Operations.The third section looks at the most dominant regional powers with