The People's Liberation Army in its Tenth Decade: Assessing 'Below the Neck' Reforms in China's Military Modernization

A slew of structural changes to the People's Liberation Army's (PLA) combat capabilities, deterrence as well as military operations other than war (MOOTW) were enacted following the announcement to streamline China's armed forces in September 2015. Primarily driven by the Chinese mili...

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Published in:Journal of strategic studies 2021-02, Vol.44 (2), p.141-148
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Emancipation
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Modernization
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Prospects
reform
Reforms
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