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RIGHT SIZING THE PEOPLE’S LIBERATION ARMY: EXPLORING THE CONTOURS OF CHINA’S MILITARY
RIGHT SIZING THE PEOPLE’S LIBERATION ARMY: EXPLORING THE CONTOURS OF CHINA’S MILITARY
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The U.S. Army War College and the National Bureau
of Asian Research (NBR) are two organizations with
which I have a strong connection. I was in the class of
1976 at Carlisle and I currently serve on the Board of
NBR where I am closely aligned with the Strategic Asia
Program.
As such, I was quite pleased when the NBR joined
the continuing efforts of the U.S. Army War College’s
Strategic Studies Institute to study developments in
China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) as cosponsors
of the 19th PLA Carlisle Conference from October 6-8,
2006.
Right-Sizing the People’s Liberation Army: Exploring the
Contours of China’s Military is the ninth volume in this
series published by the Strategic Studies Institute and
represents the collective scholarly efforts of those who
contributed to the 2006 conference. The book addresses
how the leadership of China and the PLA view what
size of PLA best meets China’s requirements. Among
other things, this analytical process makes important
new contributions on the question of PLA transparency,
long an issue among PLA watchers.
Throughout my professional career, both during
and since my service in the military, a great deal of
emphasis has been put on understanding not only
how, but also why a military modernizes itself. Some of the determining factors are national policies and strategy, doctrine, organizational structure, missions, and service cultures. While this list is not exhaustive, it does begin to paint a picture of just how broad and deep military interests run.
of Asian Research (NBR) are two organizations with
which I have a strong connection. I was in the class of
1976 at Carlisle and I currently serve on the Board of
NBR where I am closely aligned with the Strategic Asia
Program.
As such, I was quite pleased when the NBR joined
the continuing efforts of the U.S. Army War College’s
Strategic Studies Institute to study developments in
China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) as cosponsors
of the 19th PLA Carlisle Conference from October 6-8,
2006.
Right-Sizing the People’s Liberation Army: Exploring the
Contours of China’s Military is the ninth volume in this
series published by the Strategic Studies Institute and
represents the collective scholarly efforts of those who
contributed to the 2006 conference. The book addresses
how the leadership of China and the PLA view what
size of PLA best meets China’s requirements. Among
other things, this analytical process makes important
new contributions on the question of PLA transparency,
long an issue among PLA watchers.
Throughout my professional career, both during
and since my service in the military, a great deal of
emphasis has been put on understanding not only
how, but also why a military modernizes itself. Some of the determining factors are national policies and strategy, doctrine, organizational structure, missions, and service cultures. While this list is not exhaustive, it does begin to paint a picture of just how broad and deep military interests run.
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