A New Direction for China's Defense Industry

Since the early 1980s, a prominent and consistent conclusion drawn from research on China's defense-industrial complex has been that China's defense-production capabilities are rife with weaknesses and limitations. This study argues for an alternative approach: From the vantage point of 2005, it is...

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Hoofdauteurs: Medeiros, Evan S., Cliff, Roger, Crane, Keith, Mulvenon, James C.
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description Since the early 1980s, a prominent and consistent conclusion drawn from research on China's defense-industrial complex has been that China's defense-production capabilities are rife with weaknesses and limitations. This study argues for an alternative approach: From the vantage point of 2005, it is time to shift the focus of current research to the gradual improvements in and the future potential of China's defense-industrial complex. The study found that China's defense sectors are designing and producing a wide range of increasingly advanced weapons that, in the short term, are relevant to a possible conflict over Taiwan but also to China's long-term military presence in Asia. Part of a larger RAND Project AIR FORCE study on Chinese military modernization, this study examines the current and future capabilities of China's defense industry. The goals of this study are to 1.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1146042024-03-29T19:30:56Z A New Direction for China's Defense Industry Medeiros, Evan S. Cliff, Roger Crane, Keith Mulvenon, James C. Political Science thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JW Warfare and defence Since the early 1980s, a prominent and consistent conclusion drawn from research on China's defense-industrial complex has been that China's defense-production capabilities are rife with weaknesses and limitations. This study argues for an alternative approach: From the vantage point of 2005, it is time to shift the focus of current research to the gradual improvements in and the future potential of China's defense-industrial complex. The study found that China's defense sectors are designing and producing a wide range of increasingly advanced weapons that, in the short term, are relevant to a possible conflict over Taiwan but also to China's long-term military presence in Asia. Part of a larger RAND Project AIR FORCE study on Chinese military modernization, this study examines the current and future capabilities of China's defense industry. The goals of this study are to 1. 2023-10-05T10:10:18Z 2023-10-05T10:10:18Z 2005 book ONIX_20231005_9780833040794_378 9780833040794 9780833037947 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/114604 eng image/jpeg n/a https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7249/MG334AF RAND Corporation 10.7249/MG334AF 10.7249/MG334AF 47ac0b54-b121-491c-a9c8-5ca6776e27cb 9780833040794 9780833037947 open access
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