• China Military Power: Modernizing a Force to Fight and Win

  • By: Luis Ayala
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China Military Power: Modernizing a Force to Fight and Win

By: Luis Ayala
  • Summary

  • In 2017, the Defense Intelligence Agency began to produce a series of unclassifed Defense Intelligence overviews of major foreign military challenges we face. This volume provides details on China’s defense and military goals, strategy, plans, and intentions; the organization, structure, and capability of its military supporting those goals; and the enabling infrastructure and industrial base. This product and other reports in the series are intended to inform our public, our leaders, the national security community, and partner nations about the challenges we face in the 21st century.
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  • Core Chinese Military Capabilities
    May 13 2023

    Whereas the PLA of Mao’s era was ground-force-centric and lacked most modern capabilities such as mechanized troop transportation, investments in modernization have expanded China’s military capabilities across all warfare domains. Today’s PLA is still far from being able to deploy large numbers of conventional forces globally, but China has developed nuclear, space, cyberspace, and other capabilities that can reach potential adversaries across the globe.

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    15 mins

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