PLA influence on China's national security policy-making / / edited by Phillip C. Saunders and Andrew Scobell

• Pubblicazione: Stanford, California : , : Stanford Security Studies, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (359 pages) : illustrations, tables
• Disciplina: 355/.033551
• Soggetto topico: National security - China; Civil-military relations - China
• Soggetto geografico: China Military policy; China Foreign relations 21st century; China Politics and government 21st century
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): ScobellAndrew; SaundersPhillip C <1966-> (Phillip Charles)
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: PLA Influence on China’s National Security Policymaking -- 1. Reconsidering the PLA as an Interest Group -- 2. The PLA in the Party Leadership Decision making System -- 3. The Riddle in the Middle: China’s Central Military Commission in the Twenty-first Century -- 4. Top Leaders and the PLA: The Different Styles of Jiang, Hu, and Xi -- 5. The PLA Role in China’s Foreign Policy and Crisis Behavior -- 6. The PLA Role in China’s Taiwan Policymaking -- 7. The PLA Role in China’s DPRK Policy -- 8. The Rise of PLA Diplomacy -- 9. The PLA and National Security Decision making: Insights from China’s Territorial and Maritime Disputes -- 10. The PLA Navy Lobby and Its Influence over China’s Maritime Sovereignty Policies -- 11. The PLA and Maritime Security Ac tors -- INDEX -- About the Contributors
• Sommario/riassunto: In recent years there have been reports of actions purportedly taken by People's Liberation Army (PLA) units without civilian authorization, and of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) civilian leaders seeking to curry favor with the military—suggesting that a nationalistic and increasingly influential PLA is driving more assertive Chinese policies on a range of military and sovereignty issues. To many experienced PLA watchers, however, the PLA remains a "party-army" that is responsive to orders from the CCP. PLA Influence on China's National Security Policymaking seeks to assess the "real" relationship between the PLA and its civilian masters by moving beyond media and pundit speculation to mount an in-depth examination and explanation of the PLA's role in national security policymaking. After examining the structural factors that shape PLA interactions with the Party-State, the book uses case studies to explore the PLA's role in foreign policy crises. It then assesses the PLA's role in China's territorial disputes and in military interactions with civilian government and business, exploring the military's role in China's civil–military integration development strategy. The evidence reveals that today's PLA does appear to have more influence on purely military issues than in the past—but much less influence on political issues—and to be more actively engaged in policy debates on mixed civil-military issues where military equities are at stake.
• Titolo autorizzato: PLA influence on China's national security policy-making
• ISBN: 0-8047-9628-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910460957303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II