China's Revolution in Doctrinal Affairs: Emerging Trends in the Operational Art of the Chinese People's Liberation Army

In July 2002, the world's leading experts on the Chinese military met in Washington, DC to assess the emerging revolution in Chinese military doctrine development. The resulting volume is landmark study, comprehensively dissecting cutting-edge Chinese-language sources on campaign-level doctrine. It should be of interest to any analyst, policymaker, or warfighter who seeks to understand the future trajectory of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. 1. Thinking about the PLA's "revolution in doctrinal affairs" -- 2. Joint developing a new paradigm -- 3. The evolution of China's military comparing the 1987 and 1999 editions of Zhanlüexue -- 4. Zhanyixue and joint campaigns -- 5. China's evolving nuclear modernization and doctrinal debate -- 6. Implementing PLA second artillery doctrinal reforms -- 7. The Chinese joint aerospace strategy, doctrine, and force modernization -- 8. Coercive Zhanyixue, PLA doctrine, and Taiwan scenarios -- 9. The Chinese vision of space military operations -- 10. Keynote speaker General Donn A. Starry remarks.