MILITARY MODERNIZATION IN CHINA
In: Problems of communism, Band 28, Heft 5/6, S. 34-49
ISSN: 0032-941X
THIS ARTICLE ATTEMPTS TO DEMONSTRATE CHINA'S NEW INTEREST IN MILITARY MODERNIZATION IN THE REALMS OF BOTH WEAPONS SYSTEMS AND POLICY ACTIONS. IT ATTEMPTS TO LAY OUT THE ELEMENTS OF THE MILITARY POSTURE, ARGUING THAT ECONOMIC CONSTRAINTS AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT HAVE ENCOURAGED A POLICY OF CLOSE-IN DEFENSE OF THE CHINESE HOMELAND.