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Political legitimacy and the People's Liberation Army / Timothy R. Heath, Howard Wang, Cindy Zheng.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Heath, Timothy R., author.
- Wang, H. (Howard), author.
- Zheng, Cindy, author.
- Series:
- Research report (Rand Corporation) ; RR-A2751-1.
- Research report (Rand Corporation) ; RR-A2751-1
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- China. Zhongguo ren min jie fang jun.
- China.
- Zhongguo gong chan dang.
- China--Politics and government--1949-.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 133 pages ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Monica, Calif. : Rand Corporation, [2025]
- Summary:
- "How does the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP's) political legitimacy affect the People's Liberation Army (PLA)? In this report, the authors explore how the nature of the CCP's political legitimacy profoundly shapes the military's development and performance. Through a case study analysis, the authors outline three types of political legitimacy in China: (1) "revolutionary charisma" under leaders Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping from 1949 to 1979; (2) "economic prosperity" under leaders Deng, Jiang Zemin, and Hu Jintao from 1979 to 2002; and (3) "national populism" under leaders Hu and Xi Jinping since 2002. The authors find that each of these legitimacy types helped both drive and constrain the PLA's modernization and behavior in distinct ways. Moreover, each type of legitimacy experienced periods of strength and weakness. Through an alternative scenario analysis, the authors also explore how the CCP's evolution could change in coming years and what this could mean for the Chinese military's development and for the U.S. Department of Defense."-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Revolutionary charisma legitimacy
- Economic prosperity legitimacy
- National populism legitimacy
- Alternative futures
- Overall conclusion and implications.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-133).
- ISBN:
- 1977413854
- 9781977413857
- OCLC:
- 1486496153
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