The development of Communist China’s navy from 1949 to 2003 in strategy can be separated into five phases. The strategy at the first two stages(from 1949 to 1960,and from 1961 to 1974) was focused on “brown water”.The strategy was shifted to “green water” at the second two stages(from 1975 to 1984,and from 1985 to 1992).The strategy at the final stage (from 1993 to 2003) was heading to “blue water.”