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China's Incomplete Military Transformation: Assessing the Weaknesses of the People's Liberation Army (PLA)
by Michael S. Chase • Jeffrey Engstrom • Tai Ming Cheung • Kristen A. Gunness • Scott Warren Harold • Susan Puska • Samuel K. BerkowitzThrough extensive primary source analysis and independent analysis, this report seeks to answer a number of important questions regarding the state of China's armed forces. The authors found that the PLA is keenly aware of its many weaknesses and is vigorously striving to correct them. Although it... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015 -
The U.S.-China Military Scorecard: Forces, Geography, and the Evolving Balance of Power, 1996-2017
by David R. Frelinger • Martin C. Libicki • Forrest E. Morgan • Jeff Hagen • Eric Heginbotham • David A. Shlapak • Paul Deluca • Kyle Brady • Lyle J. Morris • Jeffrey Engstrom • Michael Nixon • Jacob L. Heim • Sheng Li • Burgess LairdA 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 geograp... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015