Chinese Military Reforms: A Pessimistic Take

Abstract

Over the past few months the leadership of Chinas military has announced several major changes to the organizational structure of the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA). One change has been the dismantling of the four "general departments" that formerly served as both the headquarters of the PLA Army (PLAA)and as a joint staff for the entire military. Most joint stafftype functions have been moved to the Central Military Commission(CMC) while a separate PLAA headquarters has been created, comparable to the headquarters of the PLA Navy, Air Force, and Rocket Force (formerly known as the Second Artillery Force), to oversee the PLAA. In addition, the Rocket Force has been elevated in stature from an independent branch to a full-fledged service. A new organization, the Strategic Support Force, has been created and is apparently independent of the four services, although precisely how it will be organized and function are unclear as of this writing.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1020039

Entities

People

  • Roger Cliff

Organizations

  • Center for Naval Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Forces (Foreign)
  • Army Personnel
  • Command And Control
  • Doctrine
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Geographic Regions
  • Human Behavior
  • Military Forces (Foreign)
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navies (Foreign)
  • Navy
  • Organizational Structure
  • Rockets
  • Second World War
  • Ships
  • Warfare

Readers

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  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.