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Seeking truth from facts [electronic resource] : a retrospective on Chinese military studies in the post-Mao era / edited by James C. Mulvenon, Andrew N. D. Yang.

Contributor(s): Mulvenon, James C, 1970- | Yang, Andrew N. D | ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : National Security Research Division, RAND, 2001Description: xxii, 213 p. ; 28 cm.Subject(s): Civil-military relations -- China -- Congresses | Military doctrine -- China -- Congresses | China -- Armed Forces -- Congresses | China -- Military policy -- CongressesGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 355/.033551 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
1. Retrospective on the study of Chinese civil-military relations since 1979: what have we learned? where do we go? -- 2. Commentary on civil-military relations in China: the search for new paradigms -- 3. PLA force structure: a 20-year retrospective -- 4. Compensating for deficiencies: doctrinal evolution in the Chinese People's Liberation Army, 1978-1999 -- 5. Commentary on doctrine -- 6. Transformation and refinement of Chinese military doctrine: reflection and critique on the PLA's view -- 7. Chinese military-technical development: the record for western assessments, 1979-1999 -- 8. Comments on "China's military-technical developments: the record for western assessments, 1979-1999" -- 9. CAPS and the study of the PLA: a review essay -- 10. Eight points for attention.
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"A series of retrospective papers given at a conference held in Washington, D.C., 8-11 July 1999, on Chinese civil-military relations, force structure, doctrine, capabilities, and the state of the field"-- Introd.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-213).

1. Retrospective on the study of Chinese civil-military relations since 1979: what have we learned? where do we go? -- 2. Commentary on civil-military relations in China: the search for new paradigms -- 3. PLA force structure: a 20-year retrospective -- 4. Compensating for deficiencies: doctrinal evolution in the Chinese People's Liberation Army, 1978-1999 -- 5. Commentary on doctrine -- 6. Transformation and refinement of Chinese military doctrine: reflection and critique on the PLA's view -- 7. Chinese military-technical development: the record for western assessments, 1979-1999 -- 8. Comments on "China's military-technical developments: the record for western assessments, 1979-1999" -- 9. CAPS and the study of the PLA: a review essay -- 10. Eight points for attention.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2005. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

"...jointly sponsored by the RAND Center for Asia-Pacific Policy (CAPP) and the Taiwan-based Chinese Council of Advanced Policy Studies (CAPS)"--Pref.