Chairman Xi Remakes the PLA: Assessing Chinese Military Reforms

Authors

• Phillip C. Saunders
• Arthur S. Ding
• Andrew Scobell
• Andrew N.D. Yang
• Joel Wuthnow
• Nathan Beauchamp-Mustafaga
• Dennis J. Blasko
• Edmund J. Burke
• Arthur Chan
• John Chen
• Tai Ming Cheung
• John Costello
• Mark R. Cozad
• Andrew S. Erickson
• Kim Fassler
• David M. Finkelstein
• Daniel Gearin
• Justin Godby
• Brian Lafferty
• David C. Logan
• LeighAnn Luce
• Ma Chengkun
• Joel McFadden
• Joe McReynolds
• Ian Burns McCaslin
• Erin Richter

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Description

China’s current military reforms are unprecedented in their ambition and in the scale and scope of the organizational changes. Virtually every part of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) now reports to different leaders, has had its mission and responsibilities changed, has lost or gained subordinate units, or has undergone a major internal reorganization.

Document Type

Book

Region(s)

China, East Asia, Indo-Pacific Region

Topic(s)

Chinese Military, Defense Policy, Military Strategy

Publication Date

2019

Publisher

National Defense University Press

City

Washington, DC

Keywords

PLA reform, XiJinping military policy, Chinese military modernization, People's Liberation Army, civil-military relations China, Centeral Military Commission, military command structure China, joint operations PLA, defense reform China, military transformation

Recommended Citation

Saunders, Phillip C.; Ding, Arthur S.; Scobell, Andrew; Yang, Andrew N.D.; Wuthnow, Joel; Beauchamp-Mustafaga, Nathan; Blasko, Dennis J.; Burke, Edmund J.; Chan, Arthur; Chen, John; Cheung, Tai Ming; Costello, John; Cozad, Mark R.; Erickson, Andrew S.; Fassler, Kim; Finkelstein, David M.; Gearin, Daniel; Godby, Justin; Lafferty, Brian; Logan, David C.; Luce, LeighAnn; Chengkun, Ma; McFadden, Joel; McReynolds, Joe; McCaslin, Ian Burns; and Richter, Erin, "Chairman Xi Remakes the PLA: Assessing Chinese Military Reforms" (2019). Books and Book Chapters. 7.
https://digitalcommons.ndu.edu/books-and-book-chapters/7