| ID | 083931 |
| Title Proper | Understanding China's military strategy |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Rajagopalan, Rajeswari Pillai |
| Publication | 2008. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Chinese military modernization and its resulting aggressive posturing have serious implications for Asian stability and Indian security. This article is an attempt to understand the main security challenges from a Chinese perspective; the kind of responses, especially military, that China has undertaken; and the way Chinese military strategy has evolved from Mao's People's War days to a modern hi-tech military force today. In the short run Chinese military objectives appear focused on finding ways to defeat the United States in the event of a conflict between the two countries, possibly over Taiwan. But the long-term consequences of Chinese strategy remain uncertain, at least partly because the rise of China, on which that military power will depend, is itself difficult to predict with certainty. |
| `In' analytical Note | Strategic Analysis Vol. 32,No. 6; Nov 2008: p1013-1046 |
| Journal Source | Strategic Analysis Vol. 32,No. 6; Nov 2008: p1013-1046 |
| Key Words | Military Strategy - China ; Military Strategy ; Chinese military |