Envisioning a "World-Class" PLA: Implications for the United States and the Indo-Pacific

Abstract

During his address to the 19th Party Congress in October 2017, Chinese President Xi Jinping raised eyebrows in the West when he stated that the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) needed to attain the status of world-class forces by midcentury. The timing of the speech was obviously meant to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Peoples Republic of China in 1949, but the precise meaning of world-class forces remains less clear. In this testimony, several thoughts are offered on the likely components of a future world-class PLA. Briefly assessed are the implications of such a development on the United States and the Indo-Pacific region.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2019
Accession Number
AD1084774

Entities

People

  • Derek Grossman

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Forces (Foreign)
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • China
  • Data Analysis
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Guided Missiles
  • Military Aircraft
  • Military Forces (Foreign)
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Military Strategy
  • National Security
  • Navies (Foreign)
  • Navy
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Educational Psychology