China takes leading role in global counter-piracy operations

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Jack Moore
11/09/2012

While China continues to pursue an agenda that is driving its global rise in relative isolation, the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has maintained a counter-piracy presence in the Indian Ocean for four years. This begs the question: why is China becoming increasingly cooperative in counter-piracy operations? The rise of China is one of the prominent issues that scholars of International Relations encounter today and will continue to do so in the future. The PLAN deployment is a fascina...
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