LEADER 00000cam 2200673 i 4500 001 ocn903932792 003 OCoLC 005 20170927054329.7 006 m o d 007 cr ||||||||||| 008 150223t20152015caud ob 001 0 eng 010 2015007292 019 905908052 020 9780833088338|q(electronic bk.) 020 0833088335|q(electronic bk.) 020 9780833088314|q(electronic bk.) 020 0833088319|q(electronic bk.) 035 (OCoLC)903932792|z(OCoLC)905908052 037 22573/ctt1384gwq|bJSTOR 040 DLC|beng|erda|cDLC|dDID|dN$T|dEBLCP|dAD#|dE7B|dOCLCF |dYDXCP|dJSTOR|dOCLCO|dTEFOD|dDOS|dB24X7|dTEFOD|dIDB |dAGLDB|dCCO|dPIFBY|dZCU|dMERUC 042 pcc 043 a-cc--- 049 CKEA 050 10 UA837|b.C43 2015 082 00 355/.033551|223 088 RAND RR893 100 1 Chase, Michael. 245 10 China's incomplete military transformation :|bassessing the weaknesses of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) / |cMichael S. Chase, Jeffrey Engstrom, Tai Ming Cheung, Kristen A. Gunness, Scott Warren Harold, Susan Puska, Samuel K. Berkowitz. 246 1 Assessing the weaknesses of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) 264 1 Santa Monica, CA :|bRAND,|c[2015] 264 4 |c©2015 300 1 online resource (xv, 184 pages) :|bcolor chartts 336 text|2rdacontent 337 computer|2rdamedia 338 online resource|2rdacarrier 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-172). 505 2 Preface. -- Executive summary. -- Introduction: the importance of understanding the People's Liberation Army's weaknesses. -- People's Liberation Army modernization: mid -1990s to 2025. -- Missions of the People's Liberation Army. -- Weaknesses in People's Liberation Army organization and human capital. -- Weaknesses of People's Liberation Army combat capabilities. -- Weaknesses in China's defense industry. -- Conclusion: People's Liberation Army weaknesses and their implications. -- Appendix: critical assumptions. -- References. -- Index. 520 This report examines many of the weaknesses in China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) human capital and organization realms, its combat capabilities across various domains, and China's defense research and industrial complex. Furthermore, the report analyzes how these weaknesses affect the PLA's performance of missions tasked by Beijing. China's military isn't ready to win wars despite spending heavily to modernize. The People's Liberation Army suffers from 'potentially serious weaknesses' that could limit its ability to conduct the operations required to fight and win future conflicts. "Although the PLA's capabilities have increased dramatically, its remaining weaknesses increase the risk of failure to successfully perform the missions the Chinese Communist Party leaders may task it to perform," the report says. It cited Taiwan contingencies, maritime claim missions, protecting sea lines of communications and some non-war military operations. The report looks at two critical shortcomings: institutional and combat capabilities. On institutional issues, the PLA faces shortcomings regarding outdated command structures, quality of personnel, professionalism and corruption. Combat weaknesses include logistical, insufficient strategic airlift capabilities, limited numbers of special -mission aircraft, and deficiencies in fleet air defense and anti-submarine warfare. 588 Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. 610 10 China.|bZhongguo ren min jie fang jun. 610 17 China.|bZhongguo ren min jie fang jun.|2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00535717 650 0 Defense industries|zChina. 650 7 HISTORY / Military / Other.|2bisacsh 650 7 TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science.|2bisacsh 650 7 Defense industries.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00889634 650 7 Military policy.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01021386 650 7 Military readiness.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01021419 650 7 Strategic aspects of individual places.|2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01355062 651 0 China|xMilitary policy. 651 0 China|xStrategic aspects. 651 0 China|xDefenses. 651 7 China.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01206073 776 08 |iPrint version:|aChase, Michael.|tChina's incomplete military transformation|dSanta Monica, CA : RAND, [2015] |z9780833088307|w(DLC) 2015006148 830 0 Research report (Rand Corporation) ;|vRR893. 914 ocn903932792 994 92|bCKE
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