Future Military Capabilities and Strategy of the People's Republic of China.

Abstract

Section 1226 of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY98 states that "The Secretary of Defense shall prepare a report. on the pattern of military modernization of the People's Republic of China. The report shall address the probable course of military- technological development in the People's Liberation Army and the development of Chinese security strategy and military strategy, and of military organizations and operational concepts, through 2015." Section 1226 further identifies 18 specific "matters to be included" and solicits coverage of any other "efforts by the People's Republic of China to enhance its strategic capabilities in such additional areas of strategic concern as the Secretary identifies." Finally Section 1226 directs for each subsection of the report inclusion of "analysis of implications of sales of products and technologies to entities in China."

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA362012

Entities

Organizations

  • Office of the Secretary of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Cyber
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Forces (Foreign)
  • Airborne Warning And Control System
  • Aircrafts
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Lasers
  • Military Applications
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Naval Mines
  • Navigation
  • Navy
  • Turbines
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Business Analytics
  • Strategic Security Studies