1st Edition

Chinese Regionalism The Security Dimension

By Richard H Yang Copyright 1994
290 Pages
by Routledge

290 Pages
by Routledge

290 Pages
by Routledge

As China is poised to become a global economic force, its leadership is on the brink of imminent and potentially sweeping change. With Deng Xiaoping's demise seemingly at hand, the inevitable redistribution of power within this vast land has become a crucial concern for China and the world alike. How will China cope with this changing of the guard? Will a centralized government remain, or will the... Read more
1 Introduction: A Changing China and Asian-Pacific Security, 2 Warlordism and Military Regionalism in China, 3 Regionalism in China: The Role of the PLA, 4 Chinese Regional Forces as Political Actors, 5 Profits Over Professionalism: The PLA's Economic Activities and the Impact on Military Unity, 6 Chinese Regionalism and the PLA Air Force, 7 The PLA Navy and Regionalism, 8 The PLA and Regionalism: Explorations on the Roles of the Nanjing Military Region, 9 The PLA and Regionalism in Fujian, 10 The PLA in Guangdong Province: Warlordism and Localism, 11 Sichuan Region: A Balance Sheet on its Status, 12 The PLA and Regionalism in Manchuria, 13 The PLA and Regionalism: Xinjiang

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