Lending a Helping Hand: People's Liberation Army and Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief

Abstract

The People's Liberation Army (PLA) shows signs of viewing international Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief (HADR) operations as a means of improving their ability to project soft power to complement China's emerging role on the international scene. Building international goodwill, contributing to the projection of a non-threatening Chinese rise in the international community and enhancing the role of the PLA vis-a-vis other military services are three specific results that the PLA can accomplish through participation in international HADR missions. In the future, we can expect to see greater PLA involvement in international HADR missions, an emphasis on acquisition of equipment conducive to HADR and power projection, and the PLA stressing the need to develop a "logistics tail" in the form of overseas bases to sustain their operations over the long term.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA535782

Entities

People

  • Tania M. Chacho

Organizations

  • United States Air Force Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Asia
  • Disaster Management
  • Disasters
  • Emergencies
  • Employment
  • First Responders
  • Governments
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • International Relations
  • Military Forces (Foreign)
  • Military Operations
  • Military Personnel
  • National Security
  • Natural Disasters
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Strategic Security Studies