Professionalization of the Senior Chinese Officer Corps Trends and Implications

Abstract

This report documents one component of a larger RAND effort to analyze key factors influencing China's emergent national security strategies, policies, and military capabilities, and their potential consequences for longer-term U.S. national security interests. Specifically, this report evaluates demographic and cohort changes in the officer corps of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), examining both cohort alignment and professionalizing trends in retirement, education, and functional specialization.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA332892

Entities

People

  • James C. Mulvenon

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Forces (Foreign)
  • Demography
  • Doctrine
  • Governments
  • Military Education
  • Military Forces (Foreign)
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Military Training
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Navies (Foreign)
  • Political Science
  • Political Systems
  • Students
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.