Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgment -- Preface -- List of figures -- List of tables -- List of abbreviations and acronyms -- 1 Introduction: what makes China the sea power today? -- 2 Understand maritime security strategy in China -- 3 Deng Xiaoping's era: a limited maritime security agenda -- 4 Jiang Zemin's era: when maritime security became a concern -- 5 Hu Jintao's era: the rise of China in the "maritime century" -- 6 Xi Jinping's era: constructing a strong maritime power
7 Conclusion: China -- the twenty-first century sea power -- Appendices -- Appendix A Reported naval exercises (1978-2020) -- Appendix B Reported joint naval exercises with foreign navies (2003-2020) -- Appendix C Reported naval missions (2005-2020) -- Appendix D Reported patrolling missions by domestic law-enforcement agencies (2002-2020) -- Appendix E Domestic maritime operations/policies (2013-2020) -- Glossary -- Index
