Taking the Flight to the Enemy: Chinese Thinking About Long-Distance and Expeditionary Operations

Abstract

This Letort Paper analyzes Long-Distance Operations, a Chinese-language book published by the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) Academy of Military Sciences (AMS) in 2007, as well as several other contemporaneous PLA publications. An assessment of this body of literature shows that Long-Distance Operations provides an internal critique by a PLA strategist of PLA operational and equipment deficiencies. Many of the capabilities, concepts for engaging an enemy, and forms of expeditionary operations called for in Long-Distance Operations have become operational doctrine in the PLA or have been reflected in weapons development programs since the books publication. For instance, the PLA has made long-distance deployments with flotillas and expeditionary task groups, conducted long-range air operations, conducted exercises for long-distance ground force deployments, and used expeditionary forces for non-combatant evacuation operations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1014125

Entities

People

  • Larry M. Wortzel

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Forces (Foreign)
  • Airborne Warning And Control System
  • Aircrafts
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Doctrine
  • Information Systems
  • Information Warfare
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Military Training
  • National Security
  • Navies (Foreign)
  • Reconnaissance
  • Surveillance
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Tactical Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.