China's strides towards the creation of a formidable military
posture, backed by strong economic growth, demonstrate a resolve to
assert its claim towards becoming an Asian superpower. By opting to
showcase its military prowess to the world, the Chinese armed
forces have signalled that they have come a long way from what was
essentially a rustic and bucolic 'Red Army' that waged a 'People's
War' six decades ago. The modernisation programme undertaken by the
People's Liberation Army (PLA) can be interpreted as the foundation
of deterrence to attain the objectives of military strategy. Today,
the Chinese armed forces are preparing to fight small-scale,
high-intensity, regional combat and military operations in the
future. At the same time, China seeks to deter or prevent their
outbreak decisively through the possession of an adequate deterrent
force and the determination to use that force. Robust military
modernisation of the PLA represents a contrasting facet to the tall
claims made by China, in so far as its 'peaceful rise' campaign is
concerned. It is difficult to reconcile these rather opposing,
while equally reinforcing, ideas. As a consequence, the entire
debate on the impending "China threat" (Zhongguo weixie) theory has
progressively gained significance within the Asian continent and
beyond.
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