Research Catalog

Title

The People's Liberation Army in the information age / edited by James C. Mulvenon and Richard H. Yang.

Publication

Santa Monica, Calif. : Rand, ©1999.

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Additional Authors

• Mulvenon, James C., 1970-
• Yang, Richard H.
• Center for Asia-Pacific Policy (Rand Corporation)
• United States. Air Force.
• Rand Corporation. National Security Research Division.
• Project Air Force (U.S.)

Description

ix, 288 p. : ill.; 28 cm.

Summary

A July 1998 conference, held in San Diego, California, brought together Chinese military experts to discuss the non-hardware side of the People's Liberation Army's modernization. The result is a comprehensive examination of the critical software side, covering topics as diverse as civil-military relations, professionalism, logistics, training, doctrine, systems integration, and force structure. The 13 chapters present a picture of a PLA that has learned much about the right software for successful combat performance but is facing variable success in implementing the necessary changes throughout the system. The Chinese military's progress in the areas discussed in the papers will ultimately determine whether the PLA will transform itself into a peer competitor with the United States in the 21st century or remain merely a regional military power. The conference was sponsored jointly by the RAND Center for Asia-Pacific Policy and the Taiwan-based Chinese Council of Advanced Policy Studies.

Series Statement

Conference proceedings

Uniform Title

Conference proceedings (Rand Corporation)

Subject

• China. Zhongguo ren min jie fang jun > Congresses
• China. Zhongguo ren min jie fang jun
• 1976-2002
• Information warfare > China
• TECHNOLOGY > General
• Armed Forces
• Information warfare
• Military policy
• Politics and government
• China > Armed Forces > Congresses
• China > Military policy > Congresses
• China > Politics and government > 1976-2002 > Congresses
• China

Genre/Form

Conference papers and proceedings.

Note

• "Supported by the Center for Asia-Pacific Policy and the U.S. Air Force, National Security Research Division, Project AIR FORCE."
• "Product of a conference, jointly sponsored by the RAND Center for Asia-Pacific Policy (CAPP) and the Taiwan-based Chinese Council of Advanced Policy Studies (CAPS), held in San Diego, California, from 9-12 July 1998"--P. iii.
• "CF-145-CAPP/AF"--P. 4 of cover.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

• Introduction -- PLA studies today: a maturing field -- the military and China's new politics: trends and counter-trends -- PLA rapid reaction forces: concept, training, and preliminary assessment -- "Costind is dead, long live Costind! Restructuring China's defense scientific, technical, and industrial sector: -- LA Air Force logistics and maintenance: what has changed? -- China's national military strategy -- The PLA's evolving campaign doctrine and strategies -- The PLA and information warfare -- China's defense industries: a new course?
• Systems integration in China's People's Liberation Army -- The PLA and the telecommunications industry in China -- A new PLA force structure.

ISBN

• 0833027166
• 9780833027160

LCCN

99490729

OCLC

• ocm41714180
• 41714180
• SCSB-739152

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library