Decoding China's New "National Security Commission"

Abstract

On November 12, 2013, the People's Republic of China (PRC) announced the creation of a new "National Security Commission." Although few details were offered, PRC official sources and commentary by senior PRC security experts provided insight into its purpose and expected achievements. These include the following: (1) Resolving security policy coordination problems, including reducing "stove-piping" in China's bureaucratic system; (2) Steering policy at a high level, which includes discussion about whether foreign NSCs might be a useful model in the Chinese context; and (3) Addressing a wide array of domestic and international security challenges, ranging from terrorism to the U.S. rebalance to Asia. Overall, there were high expectations that China's new "NSC" would be able to confront these challenges. Nevertheless, a number of key analytic issues remain, including those related to the body's leadership, links to other institutions, authority, and scope of responsibilities. Further monitoring and analysis of these issues is necessary.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA591430

Entities

People

  • Joel Wuthnow

Organizations

  • Center for Naval Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Decoding
  • Domestic
  • Economic Security
  • Foreign Policy
  • Governments
  • International Relations
  • International Security
  • Leadership
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Political Security
  • Schools
  • Security
  • Social Sciences
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Strategic Security Studies