The People's Republic of China, founded in 1949, has always had a thirst for power and dominance. In the beginning, while it was protecting and conquering lands, it left the coasts unguarded. A brutal mistake to commit. Illustration by The Geostrata It was only in the late 1970s that Deng Xiaoping's reforms transformed the coast into China’s economic engine. Exports and the presence of ports tied China’s survival to maritime security. Yet, by the 1990s, clashes in the South C

From ancient times, the Indian Ocean—formerly known as Ratnakara—meaning "the mine of gems" in Sanskrit—has been the hub of marine...

The People's Liberation Army Navy, or PLAN, as it is famously known, is a naval branch of the People's Liberation Army.

Sea lane(s) of communication comprises the umbilical cord of a state’s economy and the arteries of a region’s economic health.