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From the Paracels to the Far Seas: How China Closed Their Maritime Medical Platform Gap | Center for International Maritime Security
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (137+ words) Adaptation and Experimentation: PLAN’s Early Hospital Ships | 1991 – 2006 But by 1991, this initiative delivered. Two Qiongsha class troop transports were adapted into two Nan Kang class hospital ships; the Nan Kang (832) and Bei Kang (833). These vessels began providing dedicated maritime medical support…...
The Human Element of Sea Power: Ports, People, and Presence in the South China Sea | Center for International Maritime Security
2+ week, 3+ hour ago (546+ words) By Eleanor Gaudion and Michael Posey Presence breaks down when ships cannot be repaired, replenished, or politically sustained. A ship that can be repaired forward returns to operations faster. A ship that must transit long distances for maintenance pays a…...
Stepping Stones to Security: Pacifying the Tunb Islands - Center for International Maritime Security
3+ week, 3+ day ago (1488+ words) The purpose would be limited: pacify the islands without annexing them and create conditions under which responsibility for security in the Strait can pass to the regional states that depend upon it. This does not mean every component of Iran’s…...