Volume 16 Issue 3

Articles from Volume 16 Issue 3

North Korean Nuclear Test, Satellite Launch Increase Sino-Korean Tensions

02.08.2016 Peter Wood

On February 7, North Korea televised the launch of a rocket that put an “earth observation satellite” into orbit (KCTV, February 6; Xinhua, February 7)....

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The Strategic Support Force: China’s Information Warfare Service

02.08.2016 John Costello

On December 31, 2015, Xi Jinping introduced the People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF; 火箭军), Strategic Support Force (PLASSF; 战略支援部队), and Army Leadership Organ. The...

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The PLA’s New Organizational Structure: What is Known, Unknown and Speculation (Part 1)

02.04.2016 Kenneth Allen

Note: This article is part of a two-part series examining changes to China’s Military organizational structure and personnel. Part 1 examines what is known and...

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Xi’s Obsession with “Cultural Renaissance” Raises Fears of Another Cultural Revolution

02.04.2016 Willy Wo-Lap Lam

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the start of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution (GPCR) (1966–76), a political and cultural watershed for China. Chinese...

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