Reshaping The Chinese Military

Author : Richard A. Bitzinger,James Char
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780429877629

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Reshaping the Chinese Military by Richard A. Bitzinger,James Char Pdf

This edited volume examines the recalibration of the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) roles and missions in China’s domestic and foreign policymaking since Xi Jinping’s ascension to power in late 2012. This book explores how China’s growing military prowess, along with Beijing’s ongoing shift away from "keeping a low profile," owes much to the policies of the China’s Communist Party under Xi Jinping’s leadership. The chapters in the book share a central theme: the recalibration of the PLA roles and missions since Xi Jinping assumed the trifecta of party-state-military power. These contributions seek to explore in depth some of the key issues and scrutinize the enhancements in the PLA’s operational capabilities, both in terms of its hardware as well as its "heartware" – the human elements of its development such as operational culture and doctrine. In all, the chapters document the transformative change the PLA has undergone since the profound realization of its previous limitations vis-à-vis the United States’ advanced military operations of the previous century as well as pointing to continuity amid change. This book will be of much interest to students of strategic studies, Chinese politics, Asian security, defense studies, and international relations, in general.

Author : Andrew Scobell,Larry M. Wortzel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : China
ISBN : UVA:X030154506

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Shaping China's Security Environment by Andrew Scobell,Larry M. Wortzel Pdf

The contributions contained herein address the role of the Chinese military in shaping its country's security environment. Of course, the PLA itself is shaped and molded by both domestic and foreign influences. In the first decade of the 21st century, the PLA is not a central actor in China's foreign policy the way it was just a few decades ago. Nevertheless, the significance of the PLA must be understood. The military remains a player that seeks to play a role and influence China's policy towards such countries and regions as the United States, Japan, the Koreas, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and of course, Taiwan. It is important not to overlook that, in times of crisis or conflict, the role and influence of the PLA rise significantly.

Author : Andrew Scobell,Larry M. Wortzel
Publisher : Strategic Studies Institute U. S. Army War College
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : China
ISBN : UCSD:31822035937911

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Shaping China's Security Environment by Andrew Scobell,Larry M. Wortzel Pdf

The contributions contained herein address the role of the Chinese military in shaping its country's security environment. Of course, the PLA itself is shaped and molded by both domestic and foreign influences. In the first decade of the 21st century, the PLA is not a central actor in China's foreign policy the way it was just a few decades ago. Nevertheless, the significance of the PLA must be understood. The military remains a player that seeks to play a role and influence China's policy towards such countries and regions as the United States, Japan, the Koreas, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and of course, Taiwan. It is important not to overlook that, in times of crisis or conflict, the role and influence of the PLA rise significantly.

Author : Melvin Gurtov,Byong-Moo Hwang
Publisher : Lynne Rienner Publishers
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : 1555874347

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China's Security by Melvin Gurtov,Byong-Moo Hwang Pdf

Showing how economic, technological, and bureaucratic factors have reshaped Chinese military thinking and behaviour, this text questions the perception of a China threat and provides an appraisal of the Chinese military establishment, emphasizing the interplay of domestic and external forces.

Author : Roy Kamphausen,David Lai,Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute
Publisher : Department of the Army
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : History
ISBN : UCSD:31822037857158

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The Chinese People's Liberation Army in 2025 by Roy Kamphausen,David Lai,Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute Pdf

This updated volume is of special relevance in light of the profound changes occurring within the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). China's desire to develop a military commensurate with its diverse interests is both legitimate and understandable. The challenge for U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM) is to understand how China will employ this growing military capability in support of its interests. The book addresses the uncertainty surrounding the potential direction of the PLA by examining three distinct focus areas: domestic, external, and technological drivers of PLA modernization; alternative futures for the PLA; and, Implications for the region, world, and U.S.-China relations. The analysis provides an insightful perspective into the factors shaping and propelling the PLA's modernization, its potential future orientation ranging from internally focused to globally focused, and how the PLA's choices may impact China's relations with its neighbors and the world. Audience: Military personnel, policy analysts, lawmakers, and foreign officers in the Asia Pacific region may find many insights in this book pertaining to the development of the Chinese People's Liberation Army under the leadership of Chinese President, Xi Jinping. High school, community college, and undergraduate university students pursuing coursework and research for United States 1945- Present, global studies, and world history classes may find this text helpful for classroom debates about the expansion of the Chinese military role. Graduate students may find this work helpful for International Relations, Chinese Studies, and Global Affairs coursework in the pursuit of a Master's Degree program in these areas. China resources collection can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/international-foreign-affairs/asia/china

Author : Joel Wuthnow,Phillip Charles Saunders
Publisher : Government Printing Office
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-02
Category : History
ISBN : 0160937876

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Chinese Military Reform in the Age of Xi Jinping: Drivers, Challenges, and Implications by Joel Wuthnow,Phillip Charles Saunders Pdf

China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) has embarked on its most wide-ranging and ambitious restructuring since 1949, including major changes to most of its key organizations. The restructuring reflects the desire to strengthen PLA joint operation capabilities- on land, sea, in the air, and in the space and cyber domains. The reforms could result in a more adept joint warfighting force, though the PLA will continue to face a number of key hurdles to effective joint operations, Several potential actions would indicate that the PLA is overcoming obstacles to a stronger joint operations capability. The reforms are also intended to increase Chairman Xi Jinping's control over the PLA and to reinvigorate Chinese Communist Party (CCP) organs within the military. Xi Jinping's ability to push through reforms indicates that he has more authority over the PLA than his recent predecessors. The restructuring could create new opportunities for U.S.-China military contacts.

Author : James Lilley,David L. Shambaugh
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2016-07-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781315501048

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China's Military Faces the Future by James Lilley,David L. Shambaugh Pdf

This is the most up-to-date assessment of all aspects of the People's Liberation Army. Leading specialists on the Chinese military cover military leadership, defense doctrine and military readiness, preparations for high-tech warfare, military expenditure, military logistics, the scientific and technological base for defense procurement, and China's security concerns in Northeast Asia.

Author : David L. Shambaugh,Richard Yang,Richard H. Yang
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : UCSD:31822025549643

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China's Military in Transition by David L. Shambaugh,Richard Yang,Richard H. Yang Pdf

China's Military in Transition is the most comprehensive study of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) ever published. Drawing upon a broad range of documentary sources and interviews, many of the world's leading specialists on the Chinese military provide in-depth and expert analyses of China's military modernization programme. This unprecedented volume covers many aspects of the PLA on the eve of the twenty-first century: party-army relations and the role of the PLA in domestic Chinese politics; the changing officer corps; the paramilitary People's Armed Police; troop reorganizations and the demobilization programme; the national security and defence policy decision-making processes; the military-industrial complex and defence industrial conversion; defence finance, budget, and training; weapons procurement; nuclear force modernization; threat perceptions; power projection capabilities; and the military balance in the Taiwan Strait.

Author : Cheng Li
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2021-05-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780815739104

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Middle Class Shanghai by Cheng Li Pdf

The United States may be headed toward a disastrous conflict with China unless Washington updates its understanding of contemporary Chinese society After four decades of engagement, the United States and China now appear to be locked on a collision course that has already fomented a trade war, seems likely to produce a new cold war, and could even result in dangerous military conflict. The current deterioration of the bilateral relationship is the culmination of years of disputes, disillusionment, disappointment, and distrust between the two countries. Washington has legitimate concerns about Beijing's excessive domestic political control and aggressive foreign policy stances, just as Chinese leaders believe the United States still has futile designs on blocking their country's inevitable rise to great-power status. Cheng Li's Middle Class Shanghai argues that American policymakers must not lose sight of the expansive dynamism and diversity in present-day China. The caricature of the PRC as a monolithic Communist apparatus set on exporting its ideology and development model is simplistic and misguided. Drawing on empirical research in the realms of higher education, avant-garde art, architecture, and law, this unique study highlights the strong, constructive impact of bilateral exchanges. Combining eclectic human stories with striking new data analysis, this book addresses the possibility that the development of China's class structure and cosmopolitan culture—exemplified and led by Shanghai—could provide a force for reshaping U.S.-China engagement. Both countries should build upon the deep cultural and educational exchanges that have bound them together for decades. The author concludes that U.S. policymakers should neither underestimate the role and strength of the Chinese middle class, nor ostracize or alienate this force with policies that push it toward jingoistic nationalism to the detriment of both countries and the global community. With its unique focus, this book will enlighten policymakers, scholars, business leaders, and anyone interested in China and its increasingly fraught relations with the United States.

Author : National Defense University (US),Institute for National Strategic Studies, U.s.
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2017-05-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1546580387

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Chinese Military Reforms in the Age of XI Jinping by National Defense University (US),Institute for National Strategic Studies, U.s. Pdf

China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) has embarked on its most wide-ranging and ambitious restructuring since 1949, including major changes to most of its key organizations. -The general departments were disbanded, new Central Military Commission (CMC) departments created, and a new ground force headquarters established. -Seven military regions were restructured into five theater commands aligned against regional threats. Commanders will be able to develop joint force packages from army, navy, air force, and conventional missile units within their theaters. -PLA service headquarters are transitioning to an exclusive focus on "organize, train, and equip" missions and will no longer have a primary role in conducting operations. However, the PLA is still figuring out how the new relationships among the CMC, services, and theaters will work in practice. The restructuring will also reduce the size of the PLA by 300,000 soldiers, cutting the ground forces and increasing the size of the navy and air force.

Author : C. Dennison Lane,Mark Weisenbloom,Dimon Liu
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105019551584

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Chinese Military Modernization by C. Dennison Lane,Mark Weisenbloom,Dimon Liu Pdf

Examining Chinese intentions and the means they have to achieve those intentions, this volume begins with Roger Ames's essay analyzing the Chinese military through from the earliest times

Author : Andrew Scobell
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2003-09-08
Category : History
ISBN : 0521525853

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China's Use of Military Force by Andrew Scobell Pdf

In this unique study of China s militarism, Andrew Scobell examines the use of military force abroad - as in Korea (1950), Vietnam (1979), and the Taiwan Strait (1995 1996) - and domestically, as during the Cultural Revolution of the late 1960s and in the 1989 military crackdown in Tiananmen Square. Debunking the view that China has become increasingly belligerent in recent years because of the growing influence of soldiers, Scobell concludes that China s strategic culture has remained unchanged for decades. Nevertheless, the author uncovers the existence of a Cult of Defense in Chinese strategic culture. The author warns that this Cult of Defense disposes Chinese leaders to rationalize all military deployment as defensive, while changes in the People s Liberation Army s doctrine and capabilities over the past two decades suggest that China s twenty-first century leaders may use military force more readily than their predecessors.

Author : David L. Shambaugh
Publisher : Taylor & Francis US
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 0520242386

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Modernizing China's Military by David L. Shambaugh Pdf

The most thorough overview of the Chinese defense programs and Sino-American military relations by a leading authority.

Author : Andrew Scobell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1222072740

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Shaping China's Security Environment :. by Andrew Scobell Pdf

Author : Harvey W Nelsen
Publisher : Westview Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1981-05-05
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015068044133

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The Chinese Military System by Harvey W Nelsen Pdf