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Author Chase, Michael, author.

Title China's incomplete military transformation : assessing the weaknesses of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) / Michael S. Chase, Jeffrey Engstrom, Tai Ming Cheung, Kristen A. Gunness, Scott Warren Harold, Susan Puska, Samuel K. Berkowitz.

Publication Info. Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND Corporation, 2015.
©2015

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 184 pages) : color charts.
text txt rdacontent
computer c rdamedia
online resource cr rdacarrier
text file PDF rda
Series [RR] ; [893]
Research report (Rand Corporation) ; RR893.
Note "February 2015."
"Sponsored by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-172) and index.
Summary This report examines many of the weaknesses in China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) human capital and organization realms, its combat capabilities across various domains, and China's defense research and industrial complex. Furthermore, the report analyzes how these weaknesses affect the PLA's performance of missions tasked by Beijing. China's military isn't ready to win wars despite spending heavily to modernize. The People's Liberation Army suffers from 'potentially serious weaknesses' that could limit its ability to conduct the operations required to fight and win future conflicts. "Although the PLA's capabilities have increased dramatically, its remaining weaknesses increase the risk of failure to successfully perform the missions the Chinese Communist Party leaders may task it to perform," the report says. It cited Taiwan contingencies, maritime claim missions, protecting sea lines of communications and some non-war military operations. The report looks at two critical shortcomings: institutional and combat capabilities. On institutional issues, the PLA faces shortcomings regarding outdated command structures, quality of personnel, professionalism and corruption. Combat weaknesses include logistical, insufficient strategic airlift capabilities, limited numbers of special-mission aircraft, and deficiencies in fleet air defense and anti-submarine warfare.
Contents Introduction: The Importance of Understanding the People's Liberation Army's Weaknesses -- People's Liberation Army Modernization: Mid-1990s to 2025 -- Missions of the People's Liberation Army -- Weaknesses in People's Liberation Army Organization and Human Capital -- Weaknesses of People's Liberation Army Combat Capabilities -- Weaknesses in China's Defense Industry -- Conclusion: People's Liberation Army Weaknesses and Their Implications -- Appendix: Critical Assumptions.
Note Description based on online resource, PDF version; title from PDF title page (USCC, viewed Jan. 28, 2022).
Subject China. Zhongguo ren min jie fang jun.
China. Zhongguo ren min jie fang jun. (OCoLC)fst00535717
China -- Military policy.
China -- Strategic aspects.
Defense industries -- China.
China -- Defenses.
Industrie militaire -- Chine.
HISTORY -- Military -- Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science.
Defense industries. (OCoLC)fst00889634
Military policy. (OCoLC)fst01021386
Military readiness. (OCoLC)fst01021419
Strategic aspects of individual places. (OCoLC)fst01355062
China. (OCoLC)fst01206073
Added Author U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, sponsoring body.
Added Title Assessing the weaknesses of the People's Liberation Army (PLA)
Other Form: Print version: Chase, Michael. China's incomplete military transformation. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, [2015] 9780833088307 (DLC) 2015006148
ISBN 9780833088338 (electronic bk.)
0833088335 (electronic bk.)
9780833088314 (electronic bk.)
0833088319 (electronic bk.)
9780833088321
0833088327
9780833088307 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
0833088300
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DEBSZ 44644085X
GBVCP 1008663212
AU@ 000061156944
Gpo Item No. 1089-A-11 (online)
Sudoc No. Y 3.2:C 44/M 59/2

 
    
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