Sentence examples for far sea from inspiring English sources
China calls the new strategy "far sea defense," and the speed with which it is building long-range capabilities has surprised foreign military officials.
American officials have reacted with growing concern over China's naval ambitions, a new strategy that Chinese admirals have described as its "far sea defense".
"With our naval strategy changing now, we are going from coastal defense to far sea defense," Rear Adm. Zhang Huachen, deputy commander of the East Sea Fleet, said in an interview with Xinhua, the state news agency.
Like perspective drawing, the opposite two-dimensional approach -- a picture freed from habitual distinctions like close and far, sea and air -- creates tension between what we know to be the case and what we see in front of us.
Chinese admirals say the navy is prepared to go beyond its traditional role of coastal defense and engage in "far sea defense" -- sending ships to waters between the Strait of Malacca, off Singapore, and the Persian Gulf to protect economic interests.
Notable with regard to the emphasis on far sea operations and preparedness is that it is not specific to any particular region or space; rather it is defined by Chinese maritime interest which, as noted above, has been expanding of late.
From being a coastal defence force, Chinese Navy has now expanded its role to that of far seas.
We will operate in the far seas and we are a global presence'," said Dean Cheng, a China expert at the Heritage Foundation think-tank in Washington.
The Florange site, it argues, is too far from sea transport and too costly to supply under current conditions.
Nearly all the lighthouse keepers are gone, including all who maintained the interiors of the lighthouses far at sea.
