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Author: James Char (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Routledge
Weight: 0.780kg
ISBN: 9781032309439
ISBN 10: 1032309431
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 03 June 2024
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
“The year 2027 – the 100th anniversary of the founding of the PLA – promises (or threatens) to be a major inflection point for China’s military. As the PLA grapples with modern “intelligentized warfare,” this concept pervades the transformation of the entire Chinese armed forces. The wide array of experts assembled in this volume provide a sober assessment of the future development of all branches of the PLA.” Richard A. Bitzinger (1956–2023), Adjunct Senior Fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies “The expertise of the various authors takes the reader on a journey through the PLA that not only covers platforms and systems, but also organization, doctrine, and, in some cases, personnel affairs. Moreover, chapters on Taiwan and the South China Sea illustrate how Beijing is currently employing its new and improved PLA in current real-world operations. An excellent contribution to the field of PLA studies.” David M. Finkelstein, Vice President for China & Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, Center for Naval Analyses “The PLA remains a closed book to many outside China. The way the PLA specialists in this edited volume have deciphered its comprehensive and complicated reforms launched by Xi Jinping in 2015 is most impressive. This remarkable book is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding China’s military transformation and ongoing preparations for an increasingly more intensified global military confrontation.” You Ji, Professor, Xi’an Jiaotong–Liverpool University
“The year 2027 – the 100th anniversary of the founding of the PLA – promises (or threatens) to be a major inflection point for China’s military. As the PLA grapples with modern “intelligentized warfare,” this concept pervades the transformation of the entire Chinese armed forces. The wide array of experts assembled in this volume provide a sober assessment of the future development of all branches of the PLA.” Richard A. Bitzinger, Adjunct Senior Fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies “The expertise of the various authors takes the reader on a journey through the PLA that not only covers platforms and systems, but also organization, doctrine, and, in some cases, personnel affairs. Moreover, chapters on Taiwan and the South China Sea illustrate how Beijing is currently employing its new and improved PLA in current real-world operations. An excellent contribution to the field of PLA studies.” David M. Finkelstein, Vice President for China & Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, Center for Naval Analyses “The PLA remains a closed book to many outside China. The way the PLA specialists in this edited volume have deciphered its comprehensive and complicated reforms launched by Xi Jinping in 2015 is most impressive. This remarkable book is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding China’s military transformation and ongoing preparations for an increasingly more intensified global military confrontation.” You Ji, Professor, Xi’an Jiaotong–Liverpool University
Author Information
James Char is Research Fellow with the China Programme at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore.
