Beyond the strait: PLA missions other than Taiwan

Held on September 26, 2008, the 2008 People's Liberation Army (PLA) Conference, conducted by the National Bureau of Asian Research, the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College, and the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University, brought together mo...

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Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Carlisle, PA Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College 2009
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Summary:Held on September 26, 2008, the 2008 People's Liberation Army (PLA) Conference, conducted by the National Bureau of Asian Research, the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College, and the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University, brought together more than 70 leading experts to examine the PLA's evoloving role and how PLA doctrine will affect both Taiwan and the entire Asia-Pacific region. This monograph discusses the PLA's involvement in disaster and humanitarian relief, United Nations peacekeeping operations (UNPKO), counterterrorism and border defense, security in outer space and cyberspace, and the level of activity in regional "joint" operational contingencies
Item Description:"April 2008 [i.e. 2009]."
Includes bibliographical references
Foreword / Admiral Dennis C. Blair -- 1. Introduction / David Lai and Marc Miller -- 2. How China manages Taiwan and its impact on PLA missions / Andrew Scobell -- 3. How China manages internal security challenges and its impact on PLA mission / Murray Scot Tanner -- 4. China's expanding presence in UN peacekeeping operations and implications for the United States / Bates Gill and Chin-hao Huang -- 5. PLA missions in frontier security and counterterrorism / Robert O. Modarelli III -- 6. Strategic deterrence beyond Taiwan / Brad Roberts -- 7. Prospects for China's military space efforts / Dean Cheng -- 8. PLA computer network operations: scenarios, doctrine, organizations, and capability / James Mulvenon -- 9. China's regional power projection: prospects for future missions in the South and East China seas / Mark Cozad -- 10. PLA "joint" operational contingencies in South Asia, Central Asia, and Korea / Larry M. Wortzel -- About the contributors
Physical Description:vi, 398 p. 23 cm
ISBN:9781584873822

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