• Cover of Taking the Fight to the Enemy: Chinese Thinking about Long-Distance and Expeditionary Operations

    By Dr Larry M Wortzel

    Author: Dr Larry M WortzelView the Executive SummaryAccording to many analysts of China’s military, when an officer of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) suggests new forms of operations, expanded domains of warfare, or new weapons systems, American security planners can dismiss these projections as merely “aspirational” thinking. This

  • Cover for The Chinese People's Liberation Army and Information Warfare

    By Dr Larry M Wortzel

    Author: Dr Larry M WortzelView the Executive Summary On November 23, 2013, the Chinese government announced plans to establish a new air defense intercept zone which will include the Diaoyu or Senkaku Islands, sovereignty over which is disputed by Japan, China, and Taiwan. Due to complaints of cyber penetrations attributed to the Chinese People’s

  • By Dr Larry M Wortzel

    Author: Dr Larry M Wortzel Recent books and journal articles published in China provide new insights into nuclear doctrine, operations, training, and the employment of the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) strategic rocket forces. The major insights come from exploiting sections of a doctrinal text published for PLA institutions of higher military

  • By Dr Larry M Wortzel

    Author: Dr Larry M Wortzel This book is a serious look at the armed forces of China and how they will evolve.The chapters in this volume were developed from papers prepared for the eighth in a series of conferences on the People's Liberation Army (PLA). The people at the conferences were recognized experts on armed forces and security matters in

  • By Dr Larry M Wortzel

    Author: Dr Larry M Wortzel This monograph provides an appraisal of the ability of the People's Republic of China (PRC) to build a credible military force in the 21st century. The author examines a complicated set of factors, which when taken together, equates to potential military power in China's case. Perhaps foremost among these factors is the

  • By Dr Larry M Wortzel

    Author: Dr Larry M Wortzel U.S. Asian policy today is a curious blend of seemingly firm bilateral commitments and occasionally startling ambiguities. The latter, while preserving American flexibility, run the risk of signaling weakness when friends and potential adversaries probe for clarity of purpose. This American "inscrutability" in Asia is all