China's Military Modernization

Larry M. Wortzel, a Major in the United States Army, earned his PhD in Political Science from the University of Hawaii.

"This volume serves as an excellent companion to Ellis Joffe's The Chinese Army After Mao (1987). Joffe concentrates on domestic dimensions of military modernization, whereas Wortzel emphasizes the international aspects. A 1986 conference panel was the basis for the book, but the editor has provided some updating—at least of his own contributions. Chapter topics not recently covered in other volumes include China's nuclear industry, Beijing's response to the US Strategic Defense Initiative, and US export controls as they relate to the Chinese armed forces. One chapter dealing with domestic dimensions explores an important element neglected in the Joffe study—corruption in the military. Together these two volumes provide a thorough appraisal of China's recent efforts to improve its global power status." - Choice

• Introduction by Larry M. Wortzel Problems of Modernizing the PLA: Domestic Constraints by Chong K. Yoon The Nuclear Industry in China by Bradley Hahn China's Nuclear Forces and Policies by Robert E. Johnson China's Military Modernization: A Ten Year Assessment by Lonnie D. Henley Sino-Soviet Tensions and China's Military Modernization by Robert C. Dabling China's Response to the Strategic Defense Initiative by John W. Garver United States Export Control Policies and Modernization of China's Armed Forces by Larry M. Wortzel Selected Bibliography Index