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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780499703321

Autore

Mulvenon James C. <1970->

Titolo

The People's Liberation Army as Organization [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Monica, : RAND Corporation, 2002

ISBN

0-8330-3368-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (643 p.)

Collana

Conference proceedings The People's Liberation Army as organization

Altri autori (Persone)

YangAndrew N.D

Disciplina

355

355/.00951

Soggetti

China -- Armed Forces -- Congresses

China -- Military policy -- Congresses

China -- Politics and government -- 1976-2002 -- Congresses

China. Zhongguo ren min jie fang jun -- Congresses

China Armed Forces Congresses

China Military policy Congresses

China Politics and government 1976-2002 Congresses

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Figures; Tables; Editor's Note; Acknowledgments; Glossary; 1. Introduction to the PLA's Administrative and Operational Structure; 2. The Central Military Commission and Military Policy in China; 3. The Pinnacle of the Pyramid: The Central Military Commission; 4. The General Staff Department of the Chinese People's Liberation Army: Organization, Roles, & Missions; 5. The General Political Department and the Evolution of the Political Commissar System; 6. The People's Liberation Army (PLA) General Logistics Department (GLD): Toward Joint Logistics Support; 7. The General Armament Department

8. PLA Ground Forces: Moving Toward a Smaller, More Rapidly Deployable, Modern Combined Arms Force 9. PLA Air Force Organization; 10. The Organization of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN); 11. The Chinese Second Artillery Corps: Transition to Credible Deterrence; 12. The Institutional Lessons Of Disaster: Reorganizing The People's Armed Police After Tiananmen

Sommario/riassunto

This work presents the results of a conference that brought together



experts to evaluate issues of structure and process in the People's Liberation Army.