Chinese military modernisation : some implications of doctrinal change
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1990
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Summers, Guy S
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Canberra, ACT : The Australian National University
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There are a number of reasons why an examination of the defence
modernisation efforts of the People's Republic of China have been of
particular interest to analysts since the late 1970's. This has had much to
do with what could be termed the broader context of China's economic
modernisation in conjunction with an important shift in the way Beijing has
come to view its strategic environment. This interest has also resulted
because of the potential that China has displayed in the past for rejecting
hard-won gains in the face of domestic political turmoil. The capacity must
be seen to exist therefore for real resistance to military reform that can
not be traced to the obvious limitations imposed by the sheer size of the
armed forces or the limitations of the defence budget. The focus of this
study is the long term tension that has accompanied efforts to modernise
the Chinese armed forces. It is contended that the last decade has
witnessed fundamental change, the underlying themes of which have already
made their impact and will continue to do so despite practical and
political constraints.
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10.25911/5d6e4cffefb52