1st Edition

China's Military Procurement in the Reform Era The Setting of New Directions

By Yoram Evron Copyright 2016
232 Pages
by Routledge

232 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

232 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The decisions that shape the policy of weapons procurement are an important area of national security policy. This is all the more true for China, which during recent decades has vacillated between different sources and directions of military build-up. This book explores the politics of military procurement in China under the successive leaderships of Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao.... Read more

Introduction Part I: Background Factors 1. Weapons and Technology in China's Military History 2. Arming the PLA in Its Early Decades 3. Politics and Professionalism in China's Arms Production System Part II: Military Procurement Decisions in the Reform Era 4. Setting Priorities – From Ideology to Pragmatism in China's Military Procurement 5. Military Procurement under Conditions of Declining Threat 6. Military Procurement, Leadership Transition and the End of the Cold war 7. Military Technology Modernization at Last 8. The Buildup of World Power Capability Conclusion: Explaining China's Military Procurement Decisions



 

Biography

Yoram Evron is Assistant Professor in the Department of Asian Studies, the University of Haifa, Israel. He is the author of articles and book chapters on China’s national security and China-Middle East relations.