The Impact of Modernization on the Military Capabilities of the People's Republic of China.

Abstract

Author outlines the major objectives of China's 'Four Modernizations' Programs and the current capabilities and shortcomings of the chinese armed forces. In great depth he looked at the opportunities for modernization in agriculture, industry, and Science + Technology. The opportunities were than analyzed for impacts on military modernization over the next decade. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 19, 1982
Accession Number
ADA116700

Entities

People

  • William T. Kirkpatrick

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Anti-Tank Missiles
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Families (Human)
  • Military Capabilities
  • Military Forces (Foreign)
  • Military Modernization
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Revolutions
  • Students
  • Submarine Launched Ballistic Missiles
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Political Science/ International Relations/ European Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design