Review

"The definitive study of a contentious foreign-policy subject. . . . The conclusions of Shambaugh's sophisticated assessment--which represents the consensus among government and civilian defense and intelligence analysts--are a much needed corrective to the methodologically crude arguments of works that hype the 'China threat,' such as the 1999 Cox Commission report and Richard Bernstein and Ross H. Munro's The Coming Conflict With China."--The Atlantic Monthly, March 2003 -- Review --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Description

David Shambaugh, a leading international authority on Chinese strategic and military affairs, offers the most comprehensive and insightful assessment to date of the Chinese military. The result of a decade's research, Modernizing China's Military comes at a crucial moment in history, one when international attention is increasingly focused on the rise of Chinese military power. Basing his analysis on an unprecedented use of Chinese military publications and interviews with People's Liberation Army (PLA) officers, Shambaugh addresses important questions about Chinese strategic intentions and military capabilities--questions that are of key concern for government policymakers as well as strategic analysts and a concerned public.