China’s Defense White Paper: A New Conceptual Framework for Security By Timothy R. Heath

China’s Defense White Paper: A New Conceptual Framework for Security

By Timothy R. Heath

China organized this year’s defense white paper around the historic missions concept as the principal framework for understanding the mission and activities of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). The concept of “core interests,” a key driver of the historic missions, featured prominently in the white paper as well [1]. The high profile accorded these concepts reflects their enhanced authoritativeness as well as China’s increased power and influence. For these reasons, Beijing can be expected to step up efforts to both consolidate control of its sovereignty claims and shape a favorable international order.http://www.jamestown.org/programs/chinabrief/single/?tx_ttnews[tt_news]=40784&tx_ttnews[backPid]=25&cHash=70f55de243478b2a5e50eb31b25303a4

 

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