MARITIME GEOSTRATEGY AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHINESE NAVY IN THE EARLY TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY.

The article focuses on the geostrategic environment of China's maritime expansion. Several factors have contributed to the favorable condition of the country's geostrategic environment. These include the confluence of global trends, like the collapse of the Soviet Union and the emergence of an economic block, and Beijing's newly agile diplomacy. The aspects which influence the country's maritime development are offered.