Forces News – China’s naval power is growing, having an impact on regional tensions and seeing ships from neighbouring nations targeted by Beijing’s fleet. However, according to one expert, China’s navy is not trying to dominate the world’s oceans, which begs the question, what is it trying to do? Professor Andrew Lambert, Laughton Professor of Naval History in the Department of War Studies at King’s College London, said it is attempting to “maintain control of a vital sea area”.