The Chinese Communist Party and People's Liberation Army: Political Change in China

Abstract

As China undergoes social and political transformation, the Chinese Communist Party realizes that control of the People's Liberation Army is necessary to ensure the Party's monopoly of power. A review of Party policies designed to reduce the PLA's political power, a subsequent decrease of military personnel serving in Party positions, the development of professional characteristics in the PLA, and the PLA's embrace of the mission to defend the PRC against foreign threats demonstrate the PLA's altered political role in China. The PLA has willingly accepted the Party's leadership while retaining enough political power to negotiate increased autonomy in military affairs, larger military budgets, and a more prominent role in guiding China's national defense policies and foreign relations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA399049

Entities

People

  • Philip A. Dupont

Organizations

  • University of Texas at Austin

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Forces (Foreign)
  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Military Budgets
  • Military Education
  • Military Forces (Foreign)
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Military Training
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Navies (Foreign)
  • Political Systems
  • United States
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Systems Analysis and Design