Modernizing China&39s Military Progress, Problems, and Prospects [Paperback]

David Shambaugh, a leading international authority on Chinese strategic and military affairs, offers the most comprehensive and insightful assessment to date of the Chinese military. The result of a decade's research,Modernizing China's Militarycomes at a crucial moment in history, one when international attention is increasingly focused on the rise of Chinese military power. Basing his analysis on an unprecedented use of Chinese military publications and interviews with People's Liberation Army (PLA) officers, Shambaugh addresses important questions about Chinese strategic intentions and military capabilities--questions that are of key concern for government policymakers as well as strategic analysts and a concerned public.

David Shambaughis Professor of Political Science and International Affairs and Director of the China Policy Program at the Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University. He is also Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies Program, at the Brookings Institution. He has written and edited many books, includingMaking China Policy: Lessons from the Bush and Clinton Administrations(2001),The Modern Chinese State(2000), andThe China Reader: The Reform Era(1999).

David Shambaugh has written the most in-depth and balanced assessment of the Chinese military available. It is likely to be the defining work on the subject for some time to come. Robert S, McNamara, former United States Secretary of Defense and President of The World Bank

The role of the Chinese military will be a determining factor in how China not only relates to the outside world (especially to the United States) but also how China itself evolves politically.Modernizing Chinas Militaryis a very important contribution to our enhanced understanding of a critically important trend in world affairs. Zbigniew Brzezinski, former United States National Security Advisor and currentlylƒ\