China's Military Modernization
International Implications
Published on 22. March 1988
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-0-313-25626-4 (ISBN)
Description
Some of the key aspects of doctrinal, manpower, and technical modernization of China's armed forces are the subject of this unique collection of essays. The volume goes beyond a limited assessment of China's military modernization, to stress the implications of modernization with respect to regional Asian security and the broader international scene. Varying perspectives on China's military modernization are presented against a framework that considers U.S. national security policy, the Strategic Defense Initiative, and strategic trade with China, in addition to China's own nuclear deterrent and its military posture vis-a-vis the Soviet Union, Japan, and Southeast Asia. The critical issue of China's defense modernization is presented in light of practical, domestic, political, and economic constraints on defense modernization facing the Beijing government.
Reviews / Votes
"This volume serves as an excellent companion to Ellis Joffe's The Chinese Army After Mao (1987). Joffe concentrates on domestic dimensions of military modernization, whereas Wortzel emphasizes the international aspects. A 1986 conference panel was the basis for the book, but the editor has provided some updating-at least of his own contributions. Chapter topics not recently covered in other volumes include China's nuclear industry, Beijing's response to the US Strategic Defense Initiative, and US export controls as they relate to the Chinese armed forces. One chapter dealing with domestic dimensions explores an important element neglected in the Joffe study-corruption in the military. Together these two volumes provide a thorough appraisal of China's recent efforts to improve its global power status." - ChoiceMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
524 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-313-25626-4 (9780313256264)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Larry M. Wortzel, a Major in the United States Army, earned his PhD in Political Science from the University of Hawaii.
Content
Introduction by Larry M. Wortzel Problems of Modernizing the PLA: Domestic Constraints by Chong K. Yoon The Nuclear Industry in China by Bradley Hahn China's Nuclear Forces and Policies by Robert E. Johnson China's Military Modernization: A Ten Year Assessment by Lonnie D. Henley Sino-Soviet Tensions and China's Military Modernization by Robert C. Dabling China's Response to the Strategic Defense Initiative by John W. Garver United States Export Control Policies and Modernization of China's Armed Forces by Larry M. Wortzel Selected Bibliography Index