China’s ‘Undersea Great Wall’ Project: Implications Dissecting the Threat and the Possibilities
Dr. (Cdr.) Arnab Das
Founder and Director, MRC, Pune
China’s ‘Undersea Great Wall’ Project: Implications Dissecting the Threat and the Possibilities
Background
The ‘Undersea Great Wall (UGW)’ project is an ambitious program announced by the China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) in Dec 2015. It is part of the focused underwater capacity building initiative by the Chinese government since 1980 that has been openly announced only recently. The CSSC announced that it would construct an underwater observation system in the disputed South China Sea region. The UGW is part of the major project to set up an offshore observation network by 2020, released by the State Oceanic Administration. The stated larger vision of the Chinese government is to be seen as a global maritime power with a network covering coastal waters, the high seas, and polar waters.
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Dr. (Cdr.) Arnab Das
Founder and Director, MRC, Pune
Dr (Cdr) Arnab Das, Director and Founder of MRC, Pune. Dr Das is an ex Naval officer with 2 decades of active services and PhD holder from IIT Delhi with specialization in Underwater Acoustics. He has worked on several projects and has a plethora of publications to his credit.