China's incomplete military transformation : : assessing the weaknesses of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) / / Michael S. Chase [et al.]

• Author: Rand Corporation. National Security Research Division.
• VerfasserIn: Chase, Michael
• TeilnehmendeR: Rand Corporation. National Security Research Division.
• Place / Publishing House: Santa Monica, Ca : : RAND Corporation,, 2015.; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xv, 184 pages) :; color charts.
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.; "Sponsored by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission."

Through extensive primary source analysis and independent analysis, this report seeks to answer a number of important questions regarding the state of China's armed forces. The authors found that the PLA is keenly aware of its many weaknesses and is vigorously striving to correct them. Although...