"The third edition of Red Star Over the Pacific is the go-to volume for understanding China's bid for sea power, and ultimately what that means for the U.S. and our Navy-Marine Corps team. Yoshihara's and Holmes' clear-eyed analysis draws directly from Chinese political, policymaker and military speeches and papers to make sense of China's ambition, and the authors draw heavily on U.S. maritime strategies of the last 40 years, as well as our Navy's most recent combat experience in the Red Sea, to shape our understanding of the maritime competition at hand. Once again, this latest edition of Red Star Over the Pacific deserves the widest possible reading. -- Adm.

Phil Davidson, USN (Ret.) and the 25th Commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command "It is tough to overstate just how great this third edition of Red Star over the Pacific is. Yoshihara and Holmes chart the evolution of China's maritime power from emerging challenger to peer competitor while assessing the implications for U.S. strategic interests. Reaffirming the judgment of earlier editions--that strategy, not spending, must lead--this volume offers a disciplined methodology for designing a foundational maritime strategy commensurate with the stakes.

This third edition charts the evolution of China's maritime power from emerging challenger to peer competitor while assessing the implications for U.S. strategic interests. Reaffirming the judgment of earlier editions--that strategy, not spending, must lead--this volume offers a disciplined methodology for designing a foundational maritime strategy commensurate with the stakes."-- Adm. Scott Swift, USN (Ret.).