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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... Soviet Union after World War II. Conversely, they assert, any country that insists on the maintenance of peace will find it hard, if not impossible, to become a real power. Furthermore, they argue, the lack of political democratization ...
... Soviet Academy of the Red Army to study military training, doctrine, and ideology. This was the beginning of the military training of Chinese Communists in the Soviet Union.90 The CCP's mobilization of the working class went nowhere in ...
... Soviet Union was willing to help him. The Soviets requested that the GMD allow the Communist Party members to join the GMD as individuals, so that the CCP would maintain its political and ideological independence. In exchange, the Soviet ...
... Soviet Union. After the congress, Borodin and the Soviet military advisors suggested to Sun that a military academy and a revolutionary armed force be established.99 On June 16, 1924, the Huangpu (Whampoa) Military Academy (HMA, China's ...
... Soviet Union offered not only military training but also financial aid and political consultation. Therefore, the Soviet system was accepted in 1924 at HMA as the model for the Nationalist Army. The Russian model emphasized political ...
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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 | |