Coping with the Dragon: Essays on PLA Transformation

Authors

Neyla Arnas, Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University
Tai Ming Cheung, Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, University of California; University of California San Diego
David C. Gompert, RAND Corporation
Stuart E. Johnson, RAND Corporation
Martin Libicki, RAND Corporation
Timothy Lo, Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University
Duncan Long, Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University
Michael McDevitt, Center for Strategic Studies, Center for Naval Analyses
James Mulvenon, Center for Intelligence Research and Analysis, DGI
David Shlapak, RAND Corporation

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Description

Should the independence movement in Taiwan regain political momentum, however, the potential for U.S. military intervention in the Taiwan Strait would increase. Further, the perception of U.S. vulnerability in the region could invite assertiveness. So, despite the fact that armed conflict between the United States and China is in no one’s interest, China’s burgeoning power requires that critical factors in U.S. plans for the defense of Taiwan be examined. This collection of essays offers just such an examination. It looks at China’s growing strength, the strategies underlying U.S. plans for military intervention in the Strait, U.S. vulnerabilities, and options for how these vulnerabilities might be overcome through the development of new technologies and strategies.

Document Type

Book

Topic(s)

Chinese Military

Publication Date

12-2007

Publisher

National Defense University Press

City

Washington, D.C.

Recommended Citation

Arnas, Neyla; Cheung, Tai Ming; Gompert, David C.; Johnson, Stuart E.; Libicki, Martin; Lo, Timothy; Long, Duncan; McDevitt, Michael; Mulvenon, James; and Shlapak, David, "Coping with the Dragon: Essays on PLA Transformation" (2007). Books. 11.
https://digitalcommons.ndu.edu/ndupress-books/11