China's Strategic Objectives in a Post COVID-19 World

Abstract

On 1 October 2019, the People's Republic of China (PRC) celebrated its 70th birthday, thus marking another important landmark of modern China under the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). In commemorating the event, the Chinese government held a grand military parade with some 15,000 troops, more than 160 aircraft, and 580 active weapon systems during the event, including the latest generation nuclear missile systems such as the Dongfeng-41 mobile intercontinental ballistic missile. As the South China Morning Post reported, citing one insider, "the parade, which aims to showcase President Xi's achievement in military modernization and reforms in both hardware and software will carry a lot of political meaning." Given ongoing social protests in Hong Kong and problems in western societies at that time (such as Brexit talks in the UK and political opposition to President Trump in the United States) the contrast could not have been more stark: A powerful and prosperous China celebrates its international success while many western societies fail and flounder amidst their own domestic problems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2021
Accession Number
AD1137521

Entities

People

  • Benjamin T. Ho

Organizations

  • Nanyang Technological University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Communists
  • Contrast
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Domestic
  • Governments
  • Hong Kong
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Leadership
  • Military Modernization
  • Republic
  • United States
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.