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Chinese officers criticize US Marine Stand-In Forces concept
By The BriefBrief · Sources (2)
Filed: Sep 15, 2026 at 3:04 PM ET
Summary: A U.S. Navy translation of a 2023 Chinese military journal article says China’s naval officers view the Marine Corps’ “Stand-In Forces” concept as eroding land-enabled advantages in sea denial and complicating island-chain blockade operations. The authors, Senior Captains Yue Zhiqiang, Wang Li and Li Jinqia, urge strategic resolve in response to the concept’s refinement under Force Design 2030.
WHO: Senior Captains Yue Zhiqiang, Wang Li and Li Jinqia (in a translated 2023 Chinese military journal article)
WHAT: Chinese naval officers criticize the “Marine Stand-In Forces” concept as undermining China’s sea-denial and island-chain blockade efforts
WHEN: Sep 15, 2026
WHERE: Pacific islands
WHY: They argue that the USMC’s continuous refinement and deployment of Stand-In Forces would erode China’s land-enabled advantages in sea denial and make island-chain blockade operations harder.
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