Chinese Military Modernization

This volume reflects the thinking of ten of the top international experts on China's People's Liberation Army. It begins with an in-depth examination of a thousand years of China's military history and moves on to the core subjects of Jiang Zemin's role as the chairman of the PLA, the PLA as an enterprise, its military capacities and strategies, and, finally, the importance of the PLA in China's future as an emerging power. Ambassador Lilley, director of the Asian Studies Program at the American Enterprise Institute and former U.S. ambassador to China from 1989 to 1991, provides his unique insights on China and its military.