PLA Missions Beyond Taiwan

Abstract

KEY INSIGHTS: *The PLA is being assigned and training for an increasing variety of missions, including nontraditional battlefields such as outer space and cyber space, as well as nontraditional functions, such as United Nations peacekeeping operations. *These new PLA missions have created a large gap and resulted in tension vis- -vis PLA capabilities and traditional missions such as internal security, as well as major questions about operational and doctrinal integration. *Clearly, China's neighbors are watching the modernization of the PLA and the expansion and redefinition of its missions very closely, especially those affecting Chinese border regions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA488858

Entities

People

  • Marc Miller

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Battlefields
  • Command And Control
  • Computer Networks
  • Cyberattacks
  • Cyberspace
  • Doctrine
  • Foreign Policy
  • Governments
  • Information Operations
  • International Security
  • Military Capabilities
  • Military Doctrine
  • Outer Space
  • Security
  • Universities
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Cyber
  • Space