European University Institute Library

China's military power, assessing current and future capabilities, Roger Cliff, Atlantic Council

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

index present

non fiction

China's military power

bibliography

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Roger Cliff, Atlantic Council

assessing current and future capabilities

Once termed the world's largest military museum, the Chinese military has made enormous progress over the past twenty years. With skyrocketing military budgets and new technology, China's tanks, aircraft, destroyers, and missile capabilities are becoming comparable to those of the United States. If these trends continue, how powerful will the Chinese military be in the future? Will its capabilities soon rival or surpass those of the United States? The most comprehensive study of its kind, this book provides a detailed assessment of China's military capabilities in 2000 and 2010 with projections for 2020. It is the first of its kind in outlining a rigorous, theoretically- and empirically-grounded framework for assessing military capability based on not just weaponry but also doctrine, training, equipment, and organizational structure. This framework provides not only the most accurate assessment of China's military to date but an important new tool in the study of military history. Includes a comprehensive assessment of the Chinese military's current and future capabilities. Develops and employs a new and rigorous methodology for assessing military capability. Makes extensive use of previously untapped Chinese sources.--, Provided by Publisher