The Chinese Defense Industrial Reforms: Hindering or Promoting Military Modernization?
Abstract
China has emphasized economic development over Maoist ideology since 1978. An important component of this effort is the defense industry, a component which gives equal importance to China's army-building as well as economic construction. Therefore, the Chinese defense industry has influenced the development of both the economy and the national defense. In linking the two, the Chinese leadership believed that a strong national economy would provide the technological foundation for a defense industry that could develop and produce the advanced weaponry of a modern military, a process which would benefit both kinds of developments. Deng Xiaoping carried this view further saying that the modernization of China's military is possible only by developing the country's industry and agriculture first. Events in the army-building effort have indicated that Deng's view has been correct, but, at the same time, it has also been inaccurate. The defense industry, while serving the national economy, has shown signs that it has both hindered and promoted military modernization simultaneously. Partial contents: The defense industry and the economy; Defense industrial policy; Defense industry's structural change; Industrial management; and Hindering influence of the defense industrial reforms. Theses.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1990
- Accession Number
- ADA223443
Entities
People
- Mark W. Lee