02755nam 2200577 450 991046541450332120200520144314.01-61234-406-2(CKB)3710000000222824(EBL)1770197(SSID)ssj0001288704(PQKBManifestationID)12513607(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001288704(PQKBWorkID)11295011(PQKB)10510539(MiAaPQ)EBC1770197(Au-PeEL)EBL1770197(OCoLC)888749252(EXLCZ)99371000000022282420181006d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe dragon extends its reach Chinese military power goes global /Larry M. WortzelFirst edition.Washington, D.C. :Potomac Books,[2013]©20131 online resource (257 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-61234-405-4 Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-230) and index.The PLA's role in China's foreign policy -- C4ISR -- Naval modernization, strategy, programs, and policies -- The PLA Air Force and China's approaches to aerospace -- Modernized ground forces, doctrine, and missions -- Strategic rocket forces, nuclear doctrine, and deterrence -- Space systems, space control, and nuclear forces -- Information age warfare and INEW -- The general political department and information operations -- Challenges posed by the Chinese military.China has evolved from a nation with local and regional security interests to a major economic and political power with global interests, investments, and political commitments. It now requires a military that can project itself around the globe, albeit on a limited scale, to secure its interests. Therefore, as Larry M. Wortzel explains, the Chinese Communist Party leadership has charged the People's Liberation Army (PLA) with new and challenging missions that require global capabilities. Advances in technology and the development of indigenous weapons platforms in China, combined with reactioChinese military power goes globalNational securityChinaChinaArmed ForcesChinaDefensesChinaMilitary policyElectronic books.National security355/.033051Wortzel Larry M.932986MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465414503321The dragon extends its reach2099849UNINA