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China military reform
February 24, 2023
As Russia’s Military Stumbles in Ukraine, Chinese Strategists Are Taking Notes
By Lyle Goldstein and Nathan Waechter
China is drawing lessons from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Chinese military sources can tell us exactly what the PLA is learning.
April 20, 2022
What the PLA Is Learning From Russia’s Ukraine Invasion
By Ying-Yu Lin
China is watching Russia's military mistakes in Ukraine and will apply those lessons to its battle planning for a conflict in the Taiwan Strait.
April 20, 2021
China’s Military Has a Hidden Weakness
By Steve Sacks
High-tech new weapons are useful, but current military reform shortfalls hinder the PLA’s ability to employ such hardware.
August 30, 2019
What Recent Promotions Tells Us About the ‘New Normal’ in China’s Military
By Ying Yu Lin
After uncertainty caused by reform and anti-corruption, the PLA’s personnel management is returning to normal patterns.
July 15, 2017
Why China Is Trimming Its Army
By Adam Ni
The latest cuts to the PLA Army will help make China's military a leaner, more modern force.
May 01, 2017
China Reduces and Restructures Army
By Cal Wong
China eliminates five army corps as part of a restructuring and force reduction drive.
April 21, 2016
China Unveils New Submarine-Launched Anti-Ship Cruise Missile
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The new anti-ship missile has over twice the range of its predecessor, revealed in 2014.
April 13, 2016
Chinese PLA Training: A Window on Military Culture
By Ben Lowsen
Find out how Chinese PLA training stacks up against its U.S. counterpart.
March 29, 2016
The Chinese PLA’s New 'Army'
By Ben Lowsen
Predictions on the Chinese military’s new Army Leading Organ.
February 19, 2016
China Military Commission Digs Deep to Root Out Corruption
By Ben Lowsen
The Chinese military’s Discipline Inspection Commission is spending Chinese New Year checking out the PLA’s “style.”
January 20, 2016
China Finally Centralizes Its Space, Cyber, Information Forces
By John Costello
The changes will give China more confidence in its ability to deter and compel adversaries.
January 12, 2016
Is China's PLA Now Xi's Army?
By Bo Zhiyue
In China's most sweeping military reshuffle since the 1950s, Xi Jinping is creating an army that is loyal only to him.
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