Author

Contributions

  • Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute - Contributor
  • Texas A & M University. George Bush School of Government and Public Service - Contributor
  • National Bureau of Asian Research (U.S.) - Contributor

Publication

2008 - Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, Carlisle, Pa., Pennsylvania

Language

English

Word Count

0 words, Guess

Page Count

0 pages

Physical Format

Electronic resource

Identifiers

Alternate Titles

  • People's Liberation Army missions beyond Taiwan

Description

KEY INSIGHTS: *The PLA is being assigned and training for an increasing variety of missions, including nontraditional battlefields such as outer space and cyber space, as well as nontraditional functions, such as United Nations peacekeeping operations. *These new PLA missions have created a large gap and resulted in tension vis- -vis PLA capabilities and traditional missions such as internal security, as well as major questions about operational and doctrinal integration. *Clearly, China's neighbors are watching the modernization of the PLA and the expansion and redefinition of its missions very closely, especially those affecting Chinese border regions.

Subjects

Topics

TaiwanMissionsOuter spaceArmed ForcesPeacekeepingForeign policyMilitary policy

Places

Series Statement

  • Colloquium brief

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