Imagined enemies : China prepares for uncertain war / John Wilson Lewis and Xue Litai.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lewis, John Wilson, 1930-2017, author.

Xue, Litai, 1947- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military planning--China.

Military planning.

China--Military policy.

China.

China--Armed Forces.

China--Relations--Taiwan.

Taiwan--Relations--China.

Taiwan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 362 pages)

Place of Publication:

Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2006.

Summary:

The fourth and final volume in a pioneering series on the Chinese military, Imagined Enemies offers an unprecedented look at its history, operational structure, modernization, and strategy. Beginnning with an examination of culturee adn thought in Part I, the authors explore the transition away transition away from Mao Zedong's revolutionary doctrine, the conflict with Moscow, and Beijing's preoccupation with Taiwanese separatism and preparations for war to thwart it. Part II focuses on operational and policy decisions in the National Command Authority and, subsequently, in the People's Liberation Army. Part III provides a detailed study of the Second Artillery, China's strategic rocket forces. The book concludes with the transformation of military strategy and shows how it is being tested in military exercises, with Taiwan and the United States as "imagined enemies."

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Charts

Preface

ONE. Introduction

TWO. The Threat of War, the Necessity of Peace

THREE. Strategic Challenges and the Struggle for Power, 1964-1969

FOUR. National Command Authority and the Decisionmaking Process

FIVE. Military Command, Control, and Force Operations

SIX. Redefining the Strategic Rocket Forces

SEVEN. The Quest for a Modern Air Force

EIGHT. Sun Tzu s Pupils and the Taiwan Challenge

Notes

References Cited

Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780804779463

0804779465

OCLC:

1198931922