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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780376803321

Autore

Shambaugh David L

Titolo

Modernizing China's military [[electronic resource] ] : progress, problems, and prospects / / David Shambaugh

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002

ISBN

1-282-35791-3

9786612357916

0-520-93810-0

1-59734-760-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (414 p.)

Disciplina

355/.00951/0905

Soggetti

HISTORY / Asia / General

China Armed Forces

China Defenses

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- A Note on Sources -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Civil-Military Relations -- 3. Doctrine and Training -- 4. Command, Control, and Force Structure -- 5. Budget and Finance -- 6. Defense Industries and Weapons Procurement -- 7. Threat Perceptions -- 8. Policy Implications for the United States -- Name Index -- Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

David Shambaugh, a leading international authority on Chinese strategic and military affairs, offers the most comprehensive and insightful assessment to date of the Chinese military. The result of a decade's research, Modernizing China's Military comes at a crucial moment in history, one when international attention is increasingly focused on the rise of Chinese military power. Basing his analysis on an unprecedented use of Chinese military publications and interviews with People's Liberation Army (PLA) officers, Shambaugh addresses important questions about Chinese strategic intentions and military capabilities--questions that are of key concern for government policymakers as well as strategic analysts and a concerned public.