Chinese Military

Growing Muscle of PLAAF

Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM

Steady Growth. Although some signs of a somewhat waning economy are now visible in China (economic growth rate sliding down from 10.5% in 2010 to 7.4% in 2014) she has experienced a steady growth cycle for the past two decades, catapulting the country as the world’s second largest economy. Click here to read full Paper

March 11, 2016 Download

Tags: Chinese Military, People’s Liberation Army, PLA, PLAAF, PLAN, China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Trends in Chinese Military Modernization: Implications and Responses

Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF

Geo-Political Context The Chinese White Paper on defence of 2015 and the papers issued earlier have been emphasizing that their “national defense policy is defensive in nature... and will never seek hegemony or expansion.” Yet, countries that have been at the receiving end of China’s assertive policies in South China or East China Sea would tend to think otherwise. Click here to read full Paper

February 18, 2016 Download

Tags: Chinese Military, Chinese Military Modernization, China, International Relations and Diplomacy