China's Quest for Military Supremacy
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China's Quest for Military Supremacy
China's Quest for Military Supremacy
"China's military has entered a new era. It has weapons to rival the world's finest, and aims to be a "world-class" military on par with the U.S. This book provides a broad and accessible exploration of Chinese military power, identifying its strengths and limitations and what it might take to achieve military supremacy on the global stage"--Publisher's description.
China's military has entered a new era. It has acquired modern weapons to rival the world’s finest, undergone a massive restructuring under Xi Jinping, and been on the frontlines of territorial disputes with Japan, India, Vietnam, and the Philippines. It is readying forces to be able to seize Taiwan sometime in the next decade. It aims to be a "world-class" military on par with the United States.
China's Quest for Military Supremacy provides a broad and accessible exploration of Chinese military power, including relations between the Chinese Communist Party and its army, the strategic worldview of Chinese leaders, military strategy and resourcing, conventional and nuclear modernisation, military diplomacy and coercion, preparations for war, and the People's Liberation Army’s emerging global role.
It also identifies the challenges facing China’s military and shows how its focus on supremacy in the region means that it is not yet prepared to fight with the same lethality beyond Asia. Different futures are possible, and the book concludes with a preview of what it might take for a truly "world-class" Chinese military to take the global stage.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781509556946
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 10 January 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Polity Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 20.0mm
Width: 168.0mm
Height: 241.0mm
Weight: 454g
Pages: 256
About the Author
Dr Joel Wuthnow is a senior research fellow in the Institute for National Strategic Studies at the U.S. National Defense University.
Dr Phillip C. Saunders is director of the Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs within the Institute for National Strategic Studies at the U.S. National Defense University.
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