Exploring the 'Right Size' for China's Military: PLA Missions, Functions, and Organizations

Abstract

Key Points: *Sustained and large increases in China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) defense budget are likely in coming years as increasing national-level demands for new PLA missions require increasing capability. *"Surprise" PLA modernization programs such as the 2004 Yuan-class submarine development will likely continue to emerge, particularly in those cases where service programs have not yet caught up to national requirements. *As modernization continues and systems become more complex, the human dimensions of the PLA- education, training, personnel management- become more critical.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA463021

Entities

People

  • Justin B. Liang
  • Sarah K. Snyder

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Forces (Foreign)
  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • Human Resources
  • Information Operations
  • Military Forces (Foreign)
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Navies (Foreign)
  • Personnel Management
  • Sea Control
  • Security
  • Training
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Economics
  • Systems Analysis and Design