Lu Li-Shih

Lu Li-Shih is a former instructor at the Taiwanese Naval Academy and a former captain of the Ching Chiang-class patrol corvette. He received master degrees in both journalism and business administration. Currently he is a doctoral student in the Department of Political Science, Soochow University, focusing on PLA Military Modernization and theater missile defense (TMD).

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Articles by Lu Li-Shih

Warnings from PLA Ships in the Western Pacific Ocean

Introduction In mid-November, two People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) Type 071 Yuzhao-class amphibious transport dock ships traveled through the waters between Taiwan and Yonaguni, Japan, temporarily lingering off Hualien, Taiwan.

Media Appearances

Jamestown Senior Fellow Olevs Nikers Interviewed by L’Express

Jamestown Senior Fellow Olevs Nikers was recently interviewed by French news outlet L’Express about the recent North Atlantic Treaty Organization Summit (NATO) in Washington DC... MORE

Books and Reports

Defending the Strait: Taiwan’s Naval Strategy in the 21st Century

The Taiwan Navy can no longer keep up with a Chinese military that commands vast material preponderance, both quantitative and, increasingly, qualitative. It should no longer try. Nevertheless, the strategic vision set forth by the Republic of China Navy (ROCN), or Taiwan Navy, aims at “sea control” in the... MORE