by Jeffrey Engstrom
How the Chinese People's Liberation Army Seeks to Wage Modern Warfare
Research Questions
What is the concept of systems confrontation as well as arrangement devastation warfare inward PLA writings? What is the template of the PLA's operational system? What are about examples of task-organized functioning arrangement of systems?
This study reflects an testify to sympathise electrical current thinking inward the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) regarding arrangement of systems as well as systems warfare, equally good equally electrical current methods of warfighting. It besides serves equally a guidebook to the already substantial publish of systems as well as systems-related concepts that abound inward PLA sources. By examining numerous Chinese-language materials, this study (1) explores how the PLA understands systems confrontation as well as comprehends prosecuting arrangement devastation warfare, (2) identifies the components of the PLA's ain operational arrangement yesteryear looking at the diverse potential subsystem components as well as how they are connected, as well as (3) examines selected PLA operational systems identified inward PLA literature as well as envisioned yesteryear the PLA to prosecute its campaigns, such equally the firepower warfare operational system. This study should endure of involvement to armed services analysts as well as scholars of the PLA, policymakers, as well as anyone else who seeks insight into how the PLA conceptualizes as well as seeks to wage modern warfare.
Key Findings
System-of-Systems Thinking Drives How the PLA Understands as well as Seeks to Win Modern Warfare
Systems confrontation is recognized yesteryear the PLA to endure the agency of warfare inward the 21st century, equally the PLA perceives militarized conflict to endure a contender betwixt opposing operational systems.
System devastation warfare constitutes the PLA's theory of victory.
PLA sees arrangement of systems equally the foundation yesteryear which to accomplish integrated articulation operations as well as "win informationized local wars."
System-of-Systems Thinking Pervades Virtually Every Aspect of the PLA's Approach to Training, Organizing, as well as Equipping for Modern Warfare over the Past Two Decades
New equipment as well as platforms are undoubtedly existence considered based on how they fill upward gaps or ameliorate the efficiency of envisioned operational systems.
The PLA is seeking to possess a well-balanced operational system, including yesteryear non express to developing as well as operationalizing ascendency data systems throughout the chain of ascendency piece increasing the robustness of the armed services transmission network.
It is the success or failure of aspects such equally these that volition ultimately possess upward one's remove heed the efficacy as well as viability of the PLA's operational system.
Systems Thinking as well as Systems Concepts Appear to Be a Guiding Logic Behind Recent Organizational Changes
They seem to bring provided a strong impetus to deed from the quondam Military Region construction to the of late developed home ascendency structure.
The Strategic Support Force has been created to unify as well as ameliorate the PLA's efforts inward achieving authority inward the space, cyber, electromagnetic, as well as mayhap psychological domains.
Recommendations
Understand how PLA thinking on systems confrontation as well as arrangement devastation warfare evolves.
Track the development of the PLA's thinking virtually developing as well as generating operational systems.
Track if as well as how today's aspirations as well as thinking virtually systems inside the PLA are turned into reality inward time to come operational systems.
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