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Title

Crossing the Strait : China's military prepares for war with Taiwan / edited by Joel Wuthnow, Derek Grossman, Phillip C. Saunders, Andrew Scobell, Andrew N.D. Yang.

Publication

Washington, D.C. : National Defense University Press, 2022.

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Additional Authors

• Wuthnow, Joel
• Grossman, Derek
• Saunders, Phillip C. (Phillip Charles), 1966-
• Scobell, Andrew
• Yang, Andrew N. D.
• National Defense University, publisher.

Description

xii, 368 pages : illustrations (some color), 2 color maps; 23 cm

Summary

Both the U.S. and Chinese militaries are increasingly focused on a possible confrontation over Taiwan. China regards the island as an integral part of its territory and is building military capabilities to deter Taiwan independence and to compel Taiwan to accept uni cation. These efforts have shifted the military balance in China's favor and heightened the risk of war. At the same time, the United States insists that China and Taiwan resolve their dispute peacefully and is strengthening its military capabilities in the Western Pacific to deter a possible Chinese attack. The book provides a detailed analysis of the political and military context of cross-strait relations, with a focus on understanding the Chinese decision calculus and options for using force, the capabilities the PLA would bring to the fight, and what Taiwan can do to strengthen its defenses. It concludes that the PLA has made major advances to prepare itself for a conflict across the Taiwan Strait, but also faces continued challenges and vulnerabilities in some areas. The book offers suggestions on how Taiwan and the United States can work together to improve Taiwan's defenses and increase stability across the Taiwan Strait.

Alternative Title

China's military prepares for war with Taiwan

Subject

• Military planning > China > Strategic aspects
• Security, International > East Asia
• National security > Taiwan
• Government policy
• International relations
• National security
• Security, International
• Forecasting
• Military planning
• Strategic aspects of individual places
• Relations
• Taiwan > International status > Forecasting
• China > Government policy > Taiwan
• China > Relations > Taiwan
• China
• East Asia
• Taiwan

Note

• Shipping list no.: 2023-0085-P.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Foreword / Michael T. Plehn -- Introduction. Crossing the Strait: PLA modernization and Taiwan / Phillip C. Saunders and Joel Wuthnow -- Part I: China's Decisionmaking Calculus. Three logics of Chinese policy toward Taiwan: an analytic framework / Phillip C. Saunders -- China's calculus on the use of force: futures, costs, benefits, risks, and goals / Andrew Scobell -- Part II: PLA Operations and Concepts for Taiwan. An assessment of China's options for military coercion of Taiwan / Mathieu Duchâtel -- Firepower strike, blockade, landing: PLA campaigns for a cross-strait conflict / Michael Casey -- "Killing rats in a porcelain shop": PLA urban warfare in a Taiwan campaign / Sale Lilly -- Part III: Chinese Forces and the Impact of Reform. PLA Army and Marine Corps amphibious brigades in a post-reform military / Joshua Arostegui -- The PLA Airborne Corps in a Taiwan scenario / Roderick Lee -- Getting there: Chinese military and civilian sealift in a cross-strait invasion / Conor M. Kennedy -- PLA logistics and mobilization capacity in a Taiwan invasion / Chieh Ching -- Who does what? Chinese command and control in a Taiwan scenario / Joel Wuthnow -- Part IV: Strenghtening Taiwan's Defense. A net assessment of Taiwan's overall defense concept / Alexander Chieh-cheng Huang -- Winning the fight Taiwan cannot afford to lose / Drew Thompson.

Call Number

JFE 23-1962

ISBN

• 9780996824989
• 0996824987

LCCN

2022906513

OCLC

1353815299

Title

Crossing the Strait : China's military prepares for war with Taiwan / edited by Joel Wuthnow, Derek Grossman, Phillip C. Saunders, Andrew Scobell, Andrew N.D. Yang.

Publisher

Washington, D.C. : National Defense University Press, 2022.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Added Author

Wuthnow, Joel, editor.

Grossman, Derek, editor.

Saunders, Phillip C. (Phillip Charles), 1966- editor.

Scobell, Andrew, editor.

Yang, Andrew N. D., editor.

National Defense University, publisher.

Other Form:

Crossing the Strait: China's military prepares for war with Taiwan (OCoLC)1341304032

Gpo Item No.

0378-H-01

Sudoc No.

D 5.402:T 13/2

Research Call Number

JFE 23-1962