PLA ‘modernization building’ and RMA-based reform in 2003/2004
By Alexandr Nemets
31 Aug 2004
The reaction of PLA strategists on the Iraq War could be perfectly observed in dozens of articles in leading Chinese military journals, that described in detail the execution of the Iraq War, as well as the new weapons and operational modes that were used by American Forces. Much of the focus in those articles was placed on the upgraded joint operational capability of the US and the use of advanced psychological warfare. These articles, published mostly in April-August 2003, also clarified, in the direct or indirect form, the RMA-related tasks of PLA at the new stage of its ‘modernization building’.
31 Aug 2004
The reaction of PLA strategists on the Iraq War could be perfectly observed in dozens of articles in leading Chinese military journals, that described in detail the execution of the Iraq War, as well as the new weapons and operational modes that were used by American Forces. Much of the focus in those articles was placed on the upgraded joint operational capability of the US and the use of advanced psychological warfare. These articles, published mostly in April-August 2003, also clarified, in the direct or indirect form, the RMA-related tasks of PLA at the new stage of its ‘modernization building’.
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