Publication

Apr 2014

This monograph features 11 articles on the development of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) under Hu Jintao, who held the Central Military Commission Chair from 2002 to 2012. Among other topics, the text's authors look at the PLA’s new mission areas, the preservation and updating of core institutional concepts, the Chinese navy’s evolving strategies and capabilities, the doctrinal changes and technological improvements made in the country’s strategic missile force, the growing role of veterans activism and more.

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Author David Lai, Roy Kamphausen, Daniel M Hartnett, Dennis J Blasko, Christopher P Twomey, Wanda Ayuso, Lonnie Henley, Joe McReynolds, James Mulvenon, Nan Li, Michael S Chase, Neil J Diamant, Timothy R Heath, Kenneth Allen
Series SSI Monographs
Publisher Strategic Studies Institute of the US Army War College (SSI)
Copyright This publication is subject to Title 17, United States Code, Sections 101 and 105. It is in the public domain and may not be copyrighted.
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