Beschreibung:
This volume examines the progress made by the Chinese military (the People's Liberation Army) as it strives to meet its commander-in-chief's directive to transform itself into a more capable fighting force.
1. Introduction: Modernizing the People's Liberation Army: Aspiring to be a Global Military Power 2. The PLA Army after "Below the Neck" Reforms: Contributing to China's Joint Warfighting, Deterrence and MOOTW Posture 3. Counter-intervention in an Age of Naval Reform 4. Ongoing Organizational Reforms of the People's Liberation Army Air Force 5. Organization and Structural Reforms of the PLA Rocket Force 6. The PLA Strategic Support Force: Innovating for Future Warfare 7. Joint Logistics Support Force and China's Military Logistics in an Era of Reform: Organizations, Operations, and Challenges 8. PLA Flight Activities in Taiwan's Air Defense Identification Zone 9. Beijing's "Swiss Army Knife' in the South China Sea