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1 online resource |
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Preface; Contents; Figures and Tables; Summary; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE- Introduction; Background; Approach; Organization of the Report; CHAPTER TWO- Contextual Factors Shaping China's Response Options; Contradictory National Security Goals and Responses to U.S. Military Transformation; Key National Security Goals; Contextual Challenges and Constraints on DefenseModernization; The Impact of Contextual Forces on China's ResponseStrategies; CHAPTER THREE- Chinese Counter-Transformation Options:A Methodological Introduction; Defining Network-Centric Warfare |
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Typologizing Chinese Response OptionsCHAPTER FOUR- Option One: Conventional Modernization "Plus"; From People's War to Local War Under High-Tech Conditions; PLA Strategic Response to High-Tech Enemies; Operationalizing Chinese Strategies with Conventional Forces; Conclusion; CHAPTER FIVE- Option Two: Subversion, Sabotage, and Information Operations; Center of Gravity Number One:The Will of the People on Taiwan; Center of Gravity Number Two: U.S. Military Intervention; Conclusions: Is the Scenario Realistic?; CHAPTER SIX- Option Three: Missile-Centric Strategies; Background; Rationale |
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FeasibilityPotential Results; U.S. Responses to Missile-Centric Strategies; Signposts; CHAPTER SEVEN- Option Four: Chinese Network-Centric Warfare; What Would China's Version of NCW Look Like?; Conclusions; APPENDIX- Enhancing or Even Transcending Network-Centric Warfare?; References |
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Annotation Chinese strategists have avidly consumed DoD writings over the last ten years, and have keenly observed the changing nature of U.S. national strategy and military transformation. Commentary by People s Liberation Army (PLA) experts on OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM suggests that Beijing believes the Pentagon s efforts at achieving a Revolution in Military Affairs are not just succeeding, but accelerating. Yet the concomitant acceleration of the pace of Chinese military modernization also suggests that the Chinese are not dissuaded by U.S. military prowess, but instead are driven by a range of strategic and military motivations to continue their efforts apace. This report examines potential Chinese responses to U.S. transformation efforts, and offers possible U.S. counter-responses. It should be of interest to analysts, warfighters, and policymakers who seek to better understand the modernization trajectory of the Chinese military, and the potential implications of PLA efforts for U.S. military capabilities in a potential China-Taiwan scenario |
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Scholarly & Professional The RAND Corporation |
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Military planning -- China -- History -- 21st century
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Armed Forces -- Reorganization
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Military planning
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Military policy
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China -- Military policy
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United States -- Armed Forces -- Reorganization.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh88006824
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United States -- Military policy.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140379
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China
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United States
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History
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Electronic book
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9780833037688 |
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0833037684 |
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