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Measuring China's military might
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Details
- Creator
- Samuel E. Fleischer, editor
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2010
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (157 p.)
- ISBNs
- 9781614702252, 161470225X, 1608768465
- OCLC
- ocn923654856
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- English
- ""MEASURING CHINA'S MILITARY MIGHT""; ""MEASURING CHINA'S MILITARY MIGHT""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""CHINA NAVAL MODERNIZATION: IMPLICATIONS FOR U.S. NAVY CAPABILITIES-BACKGROUND AND ISSUES FOR CONGRESS""; ""SUMMARY""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""Issue for Congress""; ""Scope, Sources, and Terminology""; ""BACKGROUND""; ""Overview of China's Naval Modernization 2""; ""Date of Inception""; ""Elements of Modernization Effort""; ""Limitations and Weaknesses""; ""Reasons for Modernization Effort""; ""Selected Elements of China's Naval Modernization""; ""Anti-Ship Ballistic Missiles (ASBM's)""
- ""Anti-Ship Cruise Missiles (ASCM's)""""Submarines""; ""Types Acquired in Recent Years""; ""Submarine Acquisition Rate and Potential Submarine Force Size""; ""JL-2 SLBM on Jin-Class SSBN""; ""Aircraft Carriers""; ""Surface Combatants""; ""Sovremenny-Class Destroyers""; ""Five New Indigenously Built Destroyer Classes""; ""Four New Indigenously Built Frigate Classes""; ""Fast Attack Craft""; ""Amphibious Ships""; ""Yuzhao (Type 071) Amphibious Ship""; ""Reported Potential Type 081 Amphibious Ship""; ""Potential Roles for Type 071 and Type 081 Ships""
- ""Other New Amphibious Ships and Landing Craft"" ""Change in Amphibious Lift Capability Since 2000""; ""Maritime Surveillance and Targeting Systems""; ""Operations Away from Home Waters""; ""Comparing U.S. and Chinese Naval Capabilities""; ""POTENTIAL OVERSIGHT ISSUES FOR CONGRESS""; ""China as a Defense-Planning Priority""; ""Potential Navy-Related Program Implications""; ""Potential Implications in General""; ""Actions Already Taken""; ""Highly Capable Ships and Aircraft""; ""Pacific Fleet's Share of the Navy""; ""Homeporting Pacific Fleet Ships in Forward Locations""
- ""Fleet Architecture Larger vs. Smaller Ships"" ""LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY FOR FY2010""; ""APPENDIX. PRIOR-YEAR LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY""; ""FY2009""; ""FY2009 Defense Authorization Bill (H.R. 5658/S. 3001)""; ""House""; ""FY2008""; ""FY2008 Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 1585/S. 1547/H.R. 4986/P.L. 110-181)""; ""House""; ""Senate""; ""Conference""; ""End Notes""; ""MILITARY POWER OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 2009""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""; ""GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS""; ""CHINA'S EVOLVING MILITARY CAPABILITY""; ""1. UNDERSTANDING CHINA'S STRATEGY""; ""Overview""
- ""Strategy with Chinese Characteristics"" ""LEADERSHIP GUIDANCE ON FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY""; ""Insights on China's Strategy and Priorities""; ""Resource Needs as a Factor in China's Strategy""; ""CHINA'S TERRITORIAL DISPUTES""; ""Factors Shaping Pathways to China's Future""; ""Economics""; ""Demographic Pressures""; ""Domestic Political Pressures""; ""Corruption""; ""Environment""; ""Cross-Strait Dynamics""; ""Regional Concerns""; ""Looking to the Future""; ""2. CHINA'S MILITARY STRATEGY AND DOCTRINE""; ""Overview""; ""Military Strategic Guidelines""; ""INFORMATIZATION""
- ""Naval Warfare""