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Right Sizing the People's Liberation Army

Right Sizing the People's Liberation Army

Scobell, Andrew
Kamphausen, Roy

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Chinese HistoryGeneral Political ScienceMilitary Strategy

ISBN10: 1025109848
ISBN13: 9781025109848
Publisher: Hutson Street Press
Published: May 22 2025
Pages: 590
Weight: 2.20
Height: 1.25 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

This volume addresses how the leadership of China and the PLA view what size of PLA best meets China's requirements. Among other things, this analytical process makes important new contributions on the question of PLA transparency, long an issue among PLA watchers. A great deal of emphasis has been put on understanding not only how, but also why a military modernizes itself. Some of the determining factors are national policies and strategy, doctrine, organizational structure, missions, and service cultures. While this list is not exhaustive, it does begin to paint a picture of just how broad and deep military interests run. It is important when we look at the structure and strategy for growth within the Chinese military that we see the world as China sees it. We need to see a world in which the Taiwan issue as well as that of North Korea and others are not viewed as short-term concerns, but fit into how China sees itself in a long-term leadership role in the region and in the world.

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