The Rise of the Chinese Navy And its impact on regional security in Southeast Asia

Abstract

The rise of Chinese sea power is a natural result To expand and multiply its economic and
geostrategic interests in the regional environmen High seas areas, Where China has
become increasingly assertive about the status of its territorial demands in nearby seas,
And China's attempts to impose a fait accompli Through its naval expansion and the
military projection power in the East and South China Sea, It resulted in serious concern
about the security implications of China's rise as a major strategic in South-East Asia, And
enter the area in a maritime arms race It may work on the existence of a direct clash,
Especially in light of the permanent US military presence to support its allies and contain
the Chinese rise which Beijing regards as a direct threat to its national security.