Nan Li
Dr. Nan Li is a visiting senior fellow at the East Asian Institute of the National University of Singapore. He is the editor of Chinese Civil-Military Relations (Routledge, 2006).
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Articles by Nan Li
Party Congress Reshuffle Strengthens Xi’s Hold on Central Military Commission
Xi Jinping has introduced major institutional changes to strengthen his control of the PLA in his roles as Party leader and chair of the Central Military Commission (CMC), driven by...
China’s Evolving Nuclear Strategy: Will China Drop “No First Use?”
The PLA Rocket Force is continuing to upgrade its missile forces and shift its emphasis from a posture of immobile and vulnerable positions hidden deep in mountains to a highly...
The Southern Theater Command and China’s Maritime Strategy
In January 2017, a long-anticipated reshuffle of the leadership of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) took place. The PLAN and its three fleets each received new commanders. Less noticed,...
New Developments in the PLA’s Operational Doctrine
In late 1997, China’s military planners raised, for the first time, the issue of “leapfrogging development” for its military modernization. At the time, the modernization of the People’s Liberation Army...
New Developments in the PLA’s Operational Doctrine
In late 1997, China’s military planners raised, for the first time, the issue of “leapfrogging development” for its military modernization. At the time, the modernization of the People’s Liberation Army...
New Developments in the PLA’s Operational Doctrine
In late 1997, China’s military planners raised, for the first time, the issue of “leapfrogging development” for its military modernization. At the time, the modernization of the People’s Liberation Army...
THE CENTRAL MILITARY COMMISSION AND NEW TRENDS IN MILITARY POLICY
By Nan Li Unless an acute CCP leadership crisis occurs in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), on the scale of the Cultural Revolution or the 1989 Tiananmen Square Incident, it...