Naval War College Review Volume 72 Article 4 Number 2 Spring 2019 2019 Surging Second Sea Force: China’s Maritime Law- Enforcement Forces, Capabilities, and Future in the Gray Zone and Beyond Andrew S. Erickson Joshua Hickey Henry Holst Follow this and additional works at: https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review Recommended Citation Erickson, Andrew S.; Hickey, Joshua; and Holst, Henry (2019) "Surging Second Sea Force: China’s Maritime Law-Enforcement Forces, Capabilities, and Future in the Gray Zone and Beyond," Naval War College Review: Vol. 72 : No. 2 , Article 4. Available at: https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol72/iss2/4 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Journals at U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Naval War College Review by an authorized editor of U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Erickson et al.: Surging Second Sea Force: China’s Maritime Law-Enforcement Forces SURGING SECOND SEA FORCE China’s Maritime Law-Enforcement Forces, Capabilities, and Future in the Gray Zone and Beyond Andrew S. Erickson, Joshua Hickey, and Henry Holst hina’s armed forces are divided into three major organizations, each of which has a maritime subcomponent� The gray-hulled People’s Liberation Army CNavy (PLAN) claims a growing portion of the PLA’s personnel and resources; the People’s Armed Police (PAP) leads, and increasingly reflects the paramilitary character of, China’s white-hulled maritime