China China’s military is poised to become a world class force May 24, 2018 0 Written by Srikanth Kondapalli. The 19th Party Congress guidelines, published in October 2017, envisioned the establishment of joint theatre commands by the 2020 and the People's…
China Ideology in China’s military reform May 18, 2018 1 Written by Juliette Genevaz. China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA), that analysts still qualified as a “junkyard army” at the turn of the twenty-first century, transformed…
China Speeding Up Defence Industry Reform under Xi Jinping May 16, 2018 0 Written by Arthur Ding. Xi Jinping has been widely recognized as the most ambitious leader of China in recent years, on par with Chairman Mao…
China The PLA in 2026. December 12, 2016 0 Written by Eric Heginbotham. In 2015, RAND Corporation colleagues and I published a net assessment of U.S. and Chinese capabilities in two scenarios – the Spratly…
China Party-Military Relations after Xi’s Military Reforms December 8, 2016 0 Written by Arthur Ding. In late 2015, Chinese leader Xi Jinping formally announced his much anticipated military reforms. It is said to be the largest…
Security The troubled transition to an all-volunteer force in Taiwan December 23, 2014 0 Written by Michal Thim. Plans are underway to transform Taiwan’s military from a force relying on a regular intake of conscripts aged 18-35 and serving…
Politics Ma Ying-jeou’s aborted military reform October 17, 2013 0 Written by Michal Thim. Last month, the planned transition from a conscript-based system of National Service to a professional all-volunteer army was postponed in the…
