While China’s interest in Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA) dates back to the mid-1980s, the Western hi-tech precision military action in the 1991 Gulf War; the 1999 Kosovo war; the 2003 Iraq war and the continuing Afghan campaign have all convinced it to opt for the RMA, albeit within the limits of Chinese technology, organisation, and defence budget.
The South China Sea Imbroglio
Competing claims and reports of oil and gas rich fields in the South China Sea have woven a complicated web affecting the maritime security environment.