№160, Xi Transforms the PLA, How the Military Is Being Adapted to China's Changing Global Position:
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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Przychodniak, Marcin (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Warszawa [Poland] Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych 2017
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Online Access:BSB01
Item Description:Reform of the Chinese armed forces gained new momentum under Xi Jinping in 2015. The main argument behind the strategy, structure, and equipment modernisation of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the active defence of China's global interests to strengthen its competitiveness with the United States. A short-term goal is to make the PLA operationally capable of projecting China's power abroad constantly, using joint exercises, peacekeeping missions, and the development of military infrastructure. One recent example was opening of China's first foreign military base in Djibouti. The PLA should also be capable of defending China's territory and overseas interests by performing combat operations abroad. This means a possible change to the non-intervention clause that has until now been a crucial element of China's foreign policy
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