Xi Jinping wants China to have a “world-class military” by the middle of the century. While the country has undergone a historic military modernization effort in the last two decades, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) remains a regional military power, albeit one with growing ambitions to achieve regional dominance and expand its ability to project power around the globe.Is Xi’s dream of a world-class PLA realistic? His vision largely depends on PLA efforts to increase jointness and achieve intelligentization.By all accounts, the Chinese military is on the march. The PLA’s annual budget grows at a rapid pace year after year. … Continue reading Schrodinger’s Military? Challenges for China’s Military Modernization Ambitions
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Schrodinger’s Military? Challenges for China’s Military Modernization Ambitions
Xi Jinping wants China to have a “world-class military” by the middle of the century. While the country has undergone a historic military modernization effort in the last two decades, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) remains a regional military power, albeit one with growing ambitions to achieve regional dominance and expand its ability to project power around the globe.Is Xi’s dream of a world-class PLA realistic? His vision largely depends on PLA efforts to increase jointness and achieve intelligentization.By all accounts, the Chinese military is on the march. The PLA’s annual budget grows at a rapid pace year after year. … Continue reading Schrodinger’s Military? Challenges for China’s Military Modernization Ambitions