This is Japan’s Best Strategy to Defeat China at Sea

In order to win, Japan should give China a dose of its own medicine.

By Franz-Stefan Gady-February 20, 2015

The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) is a highly capable navy, although it is the smallest of Japan’s military branches. It is technologically more advanced, more experienced, and more highly trained than its main competitor – the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). Yet, in the long-run, the JMSDF and the Japanese Coast Guard (JCG) – Tokyo’s principle enforcer of maritime law – are at a relative disadvantage if one looks at the bourgeoning naval rearmament program of China, which is gradually shifting the regional maritime balance in Beijing’s favor.
This is Japan’s Best Strategy to Defeat China at Sea by Thavam Ratna