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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... became a machine operator at the Chinese-Russian border during the Sino-Soviet conflicts. By 1983, when I left for graduate study in America, only 4 percent of the 224 top Chinese generals had some college credit hours.3 The PLA was a ...
... became classical because it provided ideas on how to overcome the disorders that all Chinese rulers had to face during the Spring and Autumn Period (770–476 B.C .) and the Warring States Period (475–221 B.C .), many years of ferocious ...
... became the first glorious dynasty in Chinese history, and the Chinese people began to call themselves the Han people (Hanzu; Han nationals, 90 percent of the current population). The Han emperors believed that China (Zhongguo) was the ...
... became one of the most glorious dynasties and made China central to Asian affairs once again. Tang emperors needed a self-sustaining army to prevent military spending from bankrupting the dynasty. To secure manpower and economic ...
... became another part of the Chinese military tradition. Robin Higham and David A. Graff point out that, during the Song Dynasty, “civil bureaucrats and military officers were often rivals for influence at court, and the civil officials ...
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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 | |