A History of the Modern Chinese ArmyUniversity Press of Kentucky, 2007年6月1日 - 432 頁 Since the establishment of the Red Army in 1927, China's military has responded to profound changes in Chinese society, particularly its domestic politics, shifting economy, and evolving threat perceptions. Recently tensions between China and Taiwan and other east Asian nations have aroused great interest in the extraordinary transformation and new capabilities of the Chinese army. In A History of the Modern Chinese Army, Xiaobing Li, a former member of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), provides a comprehensive examination of the PLA from the Cold War to the beginning of the twenty-first century that highlights the military's central function in modern Chinese society. In the 1940s, the Chinese army was in its infancy, and many soldiers were rural conscripts and volunteers who had received little formal schooling. The Chinese military rapidly increased its mobility and weapon strength, and the Korean War and Cold War offered intense combat experience that not only allowed soldiers to hone their fighting techniques but also helped China to develop military tactics tailored to the surrounding countries whose armies posed the most immediate threats. Yet even in the 1970s, the completion of a middle school education (nine years) was considered above-average, and only 4 percent of the 224 top Chinese generals had any college credit hours. However, in 1995 the high command began to institute massive reforms to transform the PLA from a labor-intensive force into a technology-intensive army. Continually seeking more urban conscripts and emphasizing higher education, the PLA Reserve Officer Training and Selection program recruited students from across the nation. These reservists would become commissioned officers upon graduation, and they majored in atomic physics, computer science, and electrical engineering. Grounding the text in previously unreleased official Chinese government and military records as well as the personal testimonies of more than two hundred PLA soldiers, Li charts the development of China's armed forces against the backdrop of Chinese society, cultural traditions, political history, and recent technological advancements. A History of the Modern Chinese Army links China's military modernization to the country's growing international and economic power and provides a unique perspective on China's esttablishment and maintenance of one of the world's most advanced military forces. |
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... Foreign Affairs. However, his search indicated that a master's degree from Peking University would qualify him for a position in the foreign affairs division of the PLA. After a two-year tour of duty as a foreign affairs officer ...
... foreign wars against Western powers, how flexible Chinese values were in the context of military modernization, and how expansive the Chinese military cultural repertoire was at certain historical moments that were crucial to building a ...
... Foreign Affairs declassified tens of thousands of diplomatic files from the early years. A large number of documents show China's involvement in wars in Korea, Vietnam, and India.20 Some state documents can be seen at various provincial ...
... foreign invasions, and domestic as well as overseas anti-Manchu movements undermined the Qing Dynasty's power. In 1895 China lost the First Sino-Japanese War, thereby losing its central position in Asia. The turn of the century marked ...
... foreign concessions in treaty ports and foreign nations gave shelter to Chinese rebels. The anti-Manchu movement founded its revolutionary center overseas. Sun Yatsen, of the anti-Manchu leaders, made Japan his revolutionary base. In ...
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Transformation in Korea | |
Russianizing the | |
Building Missiles and the Bomb | |
Crises and Politics | |
Border Conflicts and the Cultural Revolution | |
Survivor and Reformer | |
Technocrats and the New Generation | |
Selected Bibliography | |
Index | |