Gady Writes on RIMPAC 2014 and the Future of Military-to-Military Relations
Ideas | July 10, 2014
EWI's Senior Fellow Franz-Stefan Gady writes for China US Focus about the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) and its decision to join the biennial Rim of the Pacific Expertise (RIMPAC)—the world's largest international maritime warfare exercise. Gady says this is a clear signal that neither the United States nor the People's Republic are interested in a detirioration of military-to-military relations.
In China, participation in RIMPAC is widely seen as a positive step towards Xi Jinping's call for stronger U.S-China military relations. Not only is this involvement an important part of stronger U.S-China military relations, it is likely to allow the PLA Navy to call into service capabilities that relate to humanitarian service and disaster relief efforts. China will ultimately see this opportunity as a way to undermine the Anti-China coalition in East Asia and the Pacific region spearheaded by the United States.
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For more from Franz-Stefan Gady's commentary on China's debut at RIMPAC, see the following video and article.