Chinese strategy and military modernization in 2015 : a comparative analysis

Chinese strategy and military modernization in 2015 : a comparative analysis / author, Anthony H. Cordesman, Steven Colley with Michael Wang.

This study is intended to support a dialogue among China, the United States, and other key Asian powers. It focuses on the current developments in China's military strategy, forces, and modernization, but in the context of how they are influencing U.S. strategy and force development and the rea...

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Main Authors: Cordesman, Anthony H. (Author), Colley, Steven (Author), Wang, Michael (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : Lanham, MD : Center for Strategic & International Studies ; Rowman & Littlefield, [2015]
Series:CSIS report.
Subjects:
HISTORY > Military > Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
Armed Forces
Military policy
China > Military policy.
China > Armed Forces.
China
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Table of Contents:
  • Chinese Strategy And Military Modernization In 2015 ; Table of Contents ; CHAPTER 1: EVOLVING STRATEGIES IN THE CHINA-U.S. MILITARY BALANCE ; CHINESE STRATEGY ; Key Trends in Chinese Military Modernization; China's View of Its Strategic Position Relative to the United States; PUTTING CHINA IN PERSPECTIVE: AMERICA'S DEVELOPING STRATEGY IN ASIA ; The U.S. Shift to "Rebalancing" to Asia in 2012; Secretary of Defense Panetta's Summary of U.S. Views of China at the Shangri-La Dialogue in 2012; Secretary of Defense Hagel's Summary at Shangri-La Dialogue in 2013
  • The 2014 U.S. Quadrennial Defense ReviewSecretary Ashton Carter's Speech in May 2015; The 2015 Asia-Pacific Maritime Security Strategy; THE CHINESE RESPONSE ; COMPETITION AND COOPERATION ; CHAPTER 2: ASSESSING CHINA'S ARMED FORCES ; CHINA'S DEFENSE WHITE PAPERS ; The 2010 White Paper; The 2013 White Paper; The 2015 White Paper; US DEFENSE WHITE PAPERS ON CHINA'S STRATEGY AND FORCES ; The U.S. View of Chinese Strategy; Strategy, Modernization, and Shifts that Affect the U.S. Role in Asia; Disputes Over the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands and South China Sea; Relations Between China and India
  • Counter-Space StrategiesBuilding an "Informationized" Military; THE STRATEGIC FORCES DRIVING CHINESE MILITARY MODERNIZATION ; "DEFENSIVE" FORCE MODERNIZATION AND TRANSFORMATION VERSUS "OFFENSIVE" FORCE MODERNIZATION AND TRANSFORMATION ; CHAPTER 3: UNDERLYING RESOURCES FOR CHINA'S SECURITY CAPABILITIES ; IS BECOMING AN ECONOMIC SUPERPOWER A PRELUDE TO BECOMING A MILITARY SUPERPOWER? ; THE ECONOMIC TREND SHAPING MILITARY SPENDING ; Downward Economic Growth Trends but Stable Forecast; Economic Uncertainties and Risks; Shorter Term Risks; Longer-Term Risks
  • Chinese Economic Growth Relative to Increases in Military SpendingFACTORS THAT MAY IMPACT CHINA'S MILITARY SPENDING, STRATEGY AND MODERNIZATION ; Inflation; FDI and Current Account Balance; DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS ; SOCIETAL TRENDS AND ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION ; CHAPTER 4: ESTIMATES OF CHINESE MILITARY SPENDING ; CHINESE STATEMENTS ON MILITARY SPENDING ; US ANALYSES OF CHINESE DEFENSE BUDGETS ; OTHER OUTSIDE ASSESSMENTS OF CHINESE MILITARY SPENDING ; LIMITED TRANSPARENCY AND PROBLEMS IN ESTIMATING CHINESE MILITARY EXPENDITURES ; THE CHINESE RESPONSE
  • CHAPTER 5: CHINESE STRATEGY AND PLA MILITARY DOCTRINE CHINESE STRATEGIC DOCTRINE ; Active Defense; Local War under Conditions of Informatization; People's War; CHINESE CAMPAIGN DOCTRINE ; Integrated Joint Operations; Information Warfare; US Views on Chinese Cyber Activities; Integrated Firepower Operations; Mobility and Comprehensive Support; SERVICE STRATEGY ; The Nine-Dash Line; Chinese Actions to Establish Control within the First Island Chain; THE US VIEW ; Japanese and South Korean Perspectives on the Balance; Putting China's Strategy and Actions in Perspective

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