Integrating the Services and Harnessing the Military Area Commands
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11157500 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dennis J Blasko (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 5-6 |
| Pages | 685-708 |
| Publication date | 2016-09-18 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Strategic Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0140-2390 • E-ISSN: 1743-937X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01402390.2016.1208613 |
| OpenAlex | W2504291579 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is halfway through a multi-decade modernization process. It has begun a major restructuring effort as it shifts its focus from a traditional continental defensive posture to a more maritime-oriented emphasis. In order to create more balanced joint force, it has adjusted the structure of its highest command organization, the Central Military Commission; abolished the former four General Departments and seven Military Regions; created five new joint Theater Commands and service-level commands for the Army and Rocket Force; and is reducing the size of its active duty force by 300,000 personnel. While seeking to overcome numerous internal obstacles, the PLA continues to develop and improve its capabilities to conduct integrated joint operations to deter a variety of threats to China’s sovereignty and territory and, if deterrence fails, to win informationized local war
Aeronautics · China · Command and control · Commission · Deterrence theory · Joint (building · Military doctrine · Military science · Modernization theory · Political science · Politics · Restructuring · Sovereignty · Telecommunications · Economic Zones and Regional Development · Engineering · International Maritime Law Issues · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs · Law
| Citations per year | 0.44 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2021 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |