This chapter examines the understudied topic of the Chinese People's Liberation Army's
(PLA) internal security missions, and the relationship between the PLA's missions and those …

In mid-April, China conducted a series of fresh military flights through the Bashi Channel and
Miyako Strait, on the south and north ends of Taiwan, respectively. As has been the case …

As China moves into the post-Deng era, its army is positioned as a pivotal player in the
politics of transition. Accordingly, it has also acquired a new capacity to influence foreign …

In November 2002, the Chinese Communist Party held its 16th Congress and formally
initiated a sweeping turnover of senior leaders in both the Party and the People's Liberation …

This article examines the history, goals, means, and outcomes of the US-China military-to-
military relationship and offers suggestions for how the US military can optimize its contacts …

In the Chinese Civil War the highly motivated People's Liberation Army (PLA) crushed the
demoralized Nationalist Army during its campaigns of 1948 and 1949. However, the …

The PLA is notoriously opaque, posing major challenges for Western analysts. Official
statements regarding the intentions of China's future nuclear submarine force are all but …

In December 2013 the Chinese Academy of Military Sciences (AMS) published an updated
edition of The Science of Military Strategy (AMS 2013). The text is the collective effort of 35 …

This chapter seeks to analyze the impacton the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and on the
United States of China's recent trend in foreign arms acquisitions. It examines the issues …

IN 1978, Doug X aoping re nstated the ambitious Four Modernizations reform program that
had been inaugurated by Zhou Enlai in 1975, Much has been written since then about th s …