Building Asian Security Institutions Under the Triple Shocks: Competitive, Complementary or Juxtaposed?

2007 ◽  
pp. 59-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keiichi Tsunekawa
Keyword(s):  
Asian Security

Organizational Changes of the PLA, 1985–1997

1999 ◽  
Vol 158 ◽  
pp. 314-349 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nan Li
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Communist Party ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Chinese Leader ◽  
Organizational Changes ◽  
Military Reform ◽  
Force Structure ◽  
Asian Security ◽  
Learning Institutions ◽  
The Military ◽  
Shed Light

At the 15th Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Congress held in September 1997, Chinese leader Jiang Zemin announced that the People's Liberation Army (PLA) would reduce its manpower by 500,000 in the next three years. This is apparently a new step to deepen the military reform that Deng Xiaoping had initiated in early 1980s. Such reform aims to transform the PLA from a manpower-based military geared toward fighting a major defensive “people's war” to a technology-based military capable of forward deployment to deal with more variegated local contingencies. While substantial research has been done on major aspects of this reform, changes within major PLA organizations, such as the Central Military Commission (CMC), the higher command structure, the research and learning institutions, and the force structure, have not been adequately and systematically analysed. This study intends to shed light on these changes. Such a study is necessary and significant also because it helps towards an understanding of the extent, direction and problems of China's defence modernization drive, which may have important implications for Asian security. Finally, it provides an analytical framework for research regarding further organizational changes of the PLA.

Paradoxes of South Asian Security

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 333-356
Author(s):  
Nayan Rajiv ◽  
Shekhar Ravi
Keyword(s):  
South Asian ◽  
Asian Security

East Asian Security: The Playing Field has Changed

Asian Survey ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 34 (12) ◽  
pp. 1047-1063 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheldon W. Simon
Keyword(s):  
East Asian ◽  
Playing Field ◽  
Asian Security ◽  
East Asian Security
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