China's Incomplete Military Transformation : Assessing the Weaknesses of the People's Liberation Army (PLA).

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Figures and Tables -- Executive Summary -- Acknowledgments -- CHAPTER ONE: Introduction: The Importance of Understanding the People's Liberation Army's Weaknesses -- Defining Weakness -- Sources and Methodology -- Limitations of Sources and Knowledge Gaps -- Organization of This Report -- CHAPTER TWO: People's Liberation Army Modernization: Mid-1990s to 2025 -- People's Liberation Army Modernization Since the 1990s -- Likely Trajectory of People's Liberation Army Modernization Through 2025 -- Factors That Could Change the Direction of People's Liberation Army Modernization -- CHAPTER THREE: Missions of the People's Liberation Army -- The People's Liberation Army's Strategic Objectives -- People's Liberation Army Mission Sets, Relevant Campaigns, and Intended Campaign Effects -- People's Liberation Army's Capabilities to Conduct Missions Through 2025 -- CHAPTER FOUR: Weaknesses in People's Liberation Army Organization and Human Capital -- Potential Weaknesses in People's Liberation Army Organization and Human Capital -- Impact on the People's Liberation Army's Ability to Achieve Its Missions -- How the People's Liberation Army Is Attempting to Address These Weaknesses -- CHAPTER FIVE: Weaknesses of People's Liberation Army Combat Capabilities -- The Two Incompatibles and the Two Gaps -- The Land Domain -- The Sea Domain -- The Air Domain -- The Space, Cyber, and Electromagnetic Domains -- Nuclear Deterrence -- CHAPTER SIX: Weaknesses in China's Defense Industry -- China's Improving Defense Industry Capabilities -- Weaknesses of China's Defense Industry -- Potential Impact of Weaknesses in China's Defense Industry -- CHAPTER SEVEN: Conclusion: People's Liberation Army Weaknesses and Their Implications -- APPENDIX Critical Assumptions -- Abbreviations -- References -- Index -- Back Cover.

Through extensive primary source analysis and independent analysis, this report seeks to answer a number of important questions regarding the state of China's armed forces. The authors found that the PLA is keenly aware of its many weaknesses and is vigorously striving to correct them. Although it is only natural to focus on the PLA's growing capabilities, understanding the PLA's weaknesses-and its self-assessments-is no less important.

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