The PLA beyond borders : Chinese military operations in regional and global context /

Joel Wuthnow, Arthur S. Ding, Andrew Scobell, Phillip C. Saunders, Andrew N.D. Yang.
Bok · Engelsk · 2021

Omfang	361 Sider
Opplysninger	"The PLA Beyond Borders presents a broad survey of Chinese military operations within and beyond Asia. The chapters, written by specialists from the United States, Taiwan, and Japan, were originally presented at the 2019 iteration of the annual conference on the People's Liberation Army (PLA), organized by the U.S. National Defense University, the RAND Corporation, and Taiwan's Council on Advanced Policy Studies, held in Taipei in November of 2019. The contributors examine recent trends in PLA operations abroad, focusing on innovations, such as the development of Chinese-operated ports and the role of the Strategic Support Force; high-profile issues, including PLA activities in the Taiwan Strait and the South and East China seas; and military diplomacy in key regions. All the chapters draw from original Chinese sources, some of them using new or underutilized PLA writings. In general, the book describes the growing frequency, complexity, and proficiency of Chinese military operations in the first two decades of the 21st century, built on a foundation of material and human capabilities, infrastructure, and other supporting systems. The pattern of activities, in some ways, justifies growing concerns about China's use of military power to intimidate weaker neighbors and prevent U.S. forces from operating freely within the region, but in other cases highlights routine missions that any major country with the requisite abilities would conduct to safeguard its national interests"--
ISBN	9780996824972