China's Military Power
Title | China's Military Power PDF eBook |
Author | Roger Cliff |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 379 |
Release | 2015-09-15 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1107103541 |
This book provides a comprehensive assessment of China's military capabilities in 2000 and 2010, with projections for 2020. Recognizing that military power encompasses more than weaponry, it develops an original empirical framework for measuring militaries that also includes doctrine, training, and organizational structure.
The U.S.-China Military Scorecard
Title | The U.S.-China Military Scorecard PDF eBook |
Author | Eric Heginbotham |
Publisher | Rand Corporation |
Total Pages | 430 |
Release | 2015-09-14 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0833082272 |
A RAND study analyzed Chinese and U.S. military capabilities in two scenarios (Taiwan and the Spratly Islands) from 1996 to 2017, finding that trends in most, but not all, areas run strongly against the United States. While U.S. aggregate power remains greater than China’s, distance and geography affect outcomes. China is capable of challenging U.S. military dominance on its immediate periphery—and its reach is likely to grow in the years ahead.
The Dragon Extends its Reach
Title | The Dragon Extends its Reach PDF eBook |
Author | Larry M. Wortzel |
Publisher | Potomac Books, Inc. |
Total Pages | 350 |
Release | 2013-06-15 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1612344062 |
China has evolved from a nation with local and regional security interests to a major economic and political power with global interests, investments, and political commitments. It now requires a military that can project itself around the globe, albeit on a limited scale, to secure its interests. Therefore, as Larry M. Wortzel explains, the Chinese Communist Party leadership has charged the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) with new and challenging missions that require global capabilities. Advances in technology and the development of indigenous weapons platforms in China, combined with reactions to modern conflicts, have produced a military force very different from that which China has fielded in the past. Wortzel presents a clear and sobering picture of the PLA’s modernization effort as it expands into space and cyberspace, and as it integrates operations in the traditional domains of war. This book will appeal to the specialist in security and foreign policy issues in Asia as well as to the person interested in arms control, future warfare, and global military strategies. The book puts China’s military growth into historical context for readers of recent military and diplomatic history.
Chinese Military Power
Title | Chinese Military Power PDF eBook |
Author | Harold Brown |
Publisher | Council on Foreign Relations Press |
Total Pages | 108 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | History |
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Features a directory of Web sites about Chinese military policy and capabilities, compiled by the U.S. Commonwealth Institute. Links to commentary, military analyses, and information on political and economic conditions in China.
China Military Power
Title | China Military Power PDF eBook |
Author | |
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Total Pages | 125 |
Release | 2019 |
Genre | China |
ISBN | 9780160939723 |
Forging China's Military Might
Title | Forging China's Military Might PDF eBook |
Author | Tai Ming Cheung |
Publisher | JHU Press |
Total Pages | 272 |
Release | 2014-02-24 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1421411598 |
“His collection of nine essays offers a comprehensive and insightful assessment of the Chinese defense science and technology (S&T).” —Pacific Affairs Among the most important issues in international security today are the nature and the global implications of China’s emergence as a world-class defense technology power. Since the beginning of the twenty-first century, the Chinese defense industry has reinvented itself by emphasizing technological innovation and technology. This reinvention and its potential effects, both positive and negative, are attracting global scrutiny. Drawing insights from a range of disciplines, including history, social science, business, and strategic studies, Tai Ming Cheung and the contributors to Forging China’s Military Might develop an analytical framework to evaluate the nature, dimensions, and spectrum of Chinese innovation in the military and broader defense spheres. Forging China’s Military Might provides an overview of the current state of the Chinese defense industry and then focuses on subjects critical to understanding short- and long-term developments, including the relationship among defense contractors, regulators, and end-users; civil-military integration; China’s defense innovation system; and China’s place in the global defense economy. Case studies look in detail at the Chinese space and missile industry. “Constitutes high-quality, cutting-edge research on China’s defense industries. It should enjoy broad appeal—among academics, policy makers, security analysts, and business people in countries around the world.” —Andrew Scobell, RAND Corporation “Forging China’s Military Might belongs in any political science shelf interested in China’s issues and international security and considers the nature of China’s emergence as a world power.” —Midwest Book Review
Rise of the Chinese Military Power
Title | Rise of the Chinese Military Power PDF eBook |
Author | Ralph L. Powell |
Publisher | Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | 394 |
Release | 2015-12-08 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1400878845 |
A study of the growth of semi-personal Chinese armies and the rise of militarists to a position that permitted them to seize power upon the breakdown of the monarchic system. It traces the modernization of the land forces of the Chinese Empire and evaluates progress attained up to the establishment of the Republic in 1912. Ralph Powell is on leave from the history department at Princeton University as a professor at the National War College. Originally published in 1955. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.