China's Incomplete Military Transformation: Assessing the Weaknesses of the People's Liberation Army (PLA)

Michael S. Chase

ISBN 10: 0833088300 / ISBN 13: 9780833088307

Published by Rand, 2015

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184 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Seller Inventory # zk0833088300

Bibliographic Details

• Title: China's Incomplete Military Transformation: Assessing the Weaknesses of the People's Liberation Army (PLA)
• Publisher: Rand
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0833088300
• ISBN 13: 9780833088307
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.31 kilograms

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Synopsis

Through extensive primary source analysis and independent analysis, this report seeks to answer a number of important questions regarding the state of China's armed forces. The authors found that the PLA is keenly aware of its many weaknesses and is vigorously striving to correct them. Although it is only natural to focus on the PLA's growing capabilities, understanding the PLA's weaknesses-and its self-assessments-is no less important.

About the Author

Tai Ming Cheung is Director of the Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation at the University of California, San Diego, where he also leads the institute's Study of Technology and Innovation project. Previously, he was based in northeast Asia (Hong Kong, China, and Japan) as a journalist for the Far Eastern Economic Review and subsequently as a political and business risk consultant for a number of companies, including PricewaterhouseCoopers.