The Military Modernization of China: Objectives, Strategies

Subject Areas :

Saeed Vosoghi ¹ , SayyedHesamoddin Mosavi ² , mohecen bagi ³

1 - استادیار و عضو هیئت علمی گروه علوم سیاسی دانشگاه اصفهان
2 - کارشناس ارشدروابط بین الملل دانشگاه اصفهان
3 - کارشناس ارشد روابط بین الملل دانشگاه اصفهان

Received: 2010-12-22 Accepted : 2011-04-14 Published : 2010-12-01

Keywords: China, military modernization, People’s Liberation Army, revolution in military affa,

Abstract :

In 1990 decade after the realization of the importance of sophisticated weapons in the Persian Gulf war (1990-1991), the process of revolution in military affairs, the increasing strategic concern due to the challenges posed by the United States to the military interests of China in Taiwan, the emergence of Japan as a regional military power and also the military power of India and its increasing regional influence which made the occurrence of war more possible, one witnesses China’s inclination towards defence technology and modernization of People’s Liberation Army(PLA). Therefore in security thinking of China the priority of improving the military power has reached the level of priority of economic development. In this direction the Chinese leaders in the past decade taking into consideration the above changes have set strategic goals and adjusted their defence policies and have achieved enormous progress in defence technological field