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188ergy <strong>and</strong> natural resources in the region are necessary for <strong>China</strong>’scontinued economic growth. Second, <strong>China</strong> has several disputedterri<strong>to</strong>rial claims in this region, the most important of which is itssovereignty claim over Taiwan, an isl<strong>and</strong> that enjoys de fac<strong>to</strong>, albeitdisputed, independence from Beijing.* Several nations also disputeBeijing’s maritime terri<strong>to</strong>rial claims, <strong>and</strong> the accompanyingresources, in the South <strong>and</strong> East <strong>China</strong> Seas.† 189 Third, <strong>China</strong>’sunderst<strong>and</strong>ing of modern warfare posits the importance of preventingan enemy from being able <strong>to</strong> operate freely close <strong>to</strong> <strong>China</strong>’sterri<strong>to</strong>ry. According <strong>to</strong> The Science of Military Strategy:As long as the battlefield is concerned, we should not passivelyfight against the enemy in our border regions, coastalregions <strong>and</strong> related air space. On the contrary, after thelaunching of the war, we should try our best <strong>to</strong> fightagainst the enemy as far away as possible, <strong>to</strong> lead the war<strong>to</strong> enemy’s operational base, even <strong>to</strong> his source of war, <strong>and</strong><strong>to</strong> actively strike all the effective strength forming the enemy’swar system. [sic] 190Figure 1:The First <strong>and</strong> Second Isl<strong>and</strong> ChainsSource: Jan Van Tol et al., AirSea Battle: A Point of Departure Operational Concept (Washing<strong>to</strong>n,DC: Center for Strategic <strong>and</strong> Budgetary Assessments, 2010), p. 13.dkrause on DSKHT7XVN1PROD with $$_JOB* For more on the Sino-Taiwan dispute, see chapter 3, section 3, of this Report.† In the South <strong>China</strong> Sea, <strong>China</strong> has maritime terri<strong>to</strong>rial disputes with Taiwan, the Philippines,Malaysia, Brunei, <strong>and</strong> Vietnam. In the East <strong>China</strong> Sea, Japan disputes <strong>China</strong>’s claim<strong>to</strong> the Senkaku/Diaoyutai Isl<strong>and</strong>s.VerDate Nov 24 2008 13:46 Nov 10, <strong>2011</strong> Jkt 067464 PO 00000 Frm 00200 Fmt 6601 Sfmt 6601 G:\GSDD\USCC\<strong>2011</strong>\067464.XXX 067464Ch2Fig3.eps

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