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The Dragon Extends its Reach

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China has evolved from a nation with local and regional security interests to a major economic and political power with global interests, investments, and political commitments. It now requires a military that can project itself around the globe, albeit on a limited scale, to secure its interests. Therefore, as Larry M. Wortzel explains, the Chinese Communist Party leadership has charged the People's Liberation Army (PLA) with new and challenging missions that require global capabilities.

Advances in technology and the development of indigenous weapons platforms in China, combined with reactions to modern conflicts, have produced a military force very different from that which China has fielded in the past. Wortzel presents a clear and sobering picture of the PLA's modernization effort as it expands into space and cyberspace, and as it integrates operations in the traditional domains of war.

This book will appeal to the specialist in security and foreign policy issues in Asia as well as to the person interested in arms control, future warfare, and global military strategies. The book puts China's military growth into historical context for readers of recent military and diplomatic history.


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Publisher: Potomac Books Inc.

Kindle Book

  • Release date: September 2, 2014

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  • ISBN: 9781612344065
  • Release date: September 2, 2014

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  • ISBN: 9781612344065
  • File size: 4548 KB
  • Release date: September 2, 2014

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  • ISBN: 9781612344065
  • File size: 2206 KB
  • Release date: September 2, 2014

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History Nonfiction

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English

China has evolved from a nation with local and regional security interests to a major economic and political power with global interests, investments, and political commitments. It now requires a military that can project itself around the globe, albeit on a limited scale, to secure its interests. Therefore, as Larry M. Wortzel explains, the Chinese Communist Party leadership has charged the People's Liberation Army (PLA) with new and challenging missions that require global capabilities.

Advances in technology and the development of indigenous weapons platforms in China, combined with reactions to modern conflicts, have produced a military force very different from that which China has fielded in the past. Wortzel presents a clear and sobering picture of the PLA's modernization effort as it expands into space and cyberspace, and as it integrates operations in the traditional domains of war.

This book will appeal to the specialist in security and foreign policy issues in Asia as well as to the person interested in arms control, future warfare, and global military strategies. The book puts China's military growth into historical context for readers of recent military and diplomatic history.


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  • Details

    Publisher:
    Potomac Books Inc.

    Kindle Book
    Release date: September 2, 2014

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781612344065
    Release date: September 2, 2014

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781612344065
    File size: 4548 KB
    Release date: September 2, 2014

    PDF ebook
    ISBN: 9781612344065
    File size: 2206 KB
    Release date: September 2, 2014

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  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
    PDF ebook
  • Languages
    English