Modernizing China’s Military Progress, Problems, and Prospects
Modernizing China’s Military: Progress, Problems, and Prospects by David L. Shambaugh is a comprehensive examination of the Chinese military, published by University of California Press in 2002. This first edition spans 374 pages and is presented in English. The book offers an in-depth analysis of the evolution of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and its implications for China’s political landscape and international relations, particularly with the United States.
Readers will find a detailed account of the significant growth and modernization challenges faced by the PLA over the past decade. Shambaugh provides a historical context that underpins the current state of the Chinese military, addressing both its advancements and ongoing issues. The work delves into critical themes such as military science and technology, as well as the broader historical and geopolitical factors influencing China’s military strategy. This edition serves as a valuable resource for those interested in the complexities of military developments in Asia and their impact on global affairs.
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“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 China’s Military is 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 currently Counselor at the Center for Strategic & International Studies
“David Shambaugh gives a lucid, comprehensive, and objective account of the substantial growth this past decade in the PLA. He includes an insightful summary of more than a century’s history of the Chinese military as a basis for explaining many of the problems the PLA has had, and will continue to have, in its modernization. This should be read by those responsible for our national security as well as scholars of contemporary China.”–William J. Perry, former United States Secretary of Defense and currently Professor at Stanford University.
“Shambaugh’s analysis of China’s military power at home and abroad is thoroughly comprehensive, meticulously researched and enriched by years of personal interviews in Bejing with top civilian and military security specialists. His reliability and objectivity enhances understanding of the military challenge China may project in the future.”–Allen S. Whiting, Regents Distinguished Professor of Political Science (Emeritus) at the University of Arizona.
“For those who promote international security, facts can be elusive. Superb China hand David Shambaugh gives us his extensive research and incisive analysis of the PLA. A must read for anyone concerned with the U.S.-China relationship, and even more for those who make decisions affecting U.S.-China security.”–Joseph W. Prueher, former Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China and former Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Pacific Command
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