To better understand the PLA's ability to employ its developing
capabilities in a variety of potential scenarios, this year's
workshop examined how the PLA learns by doing, specifically through
its exercises and noncombat operations at home and overseas, and
through key logistical and theoretical developments. Key findings
are: 1) recent PLAN exercises and operations point to an increasing
interest in developing expeditionary naval capabilities and a
presence in distant seas, suggesting that a move beyond the current
"near seas" focus is both possible and an extension of existing
efforts; 2) PLA ground force exercises-rather than aiming to
intimidate others by demonstrating the ability to project power
beyond China's borders-focus on moving military power within China,
both to defend China's borders and perhaps as a prelude to military
restructuring in which smaller but more mobile formations could
replace larger and more static ones; 3) through its participation
in international military exercises as well as peacekeeping
operations and humanitarian aid and disaster relief missions, the
PLA is gaining greater capabilities to deploy outside of China's
borders for a a variety of missions; and, 4) PLA operations are
increasingly supported by a modern, civilian-integrated military
logistics network, though a lack of overseas bases continues to
limit the effectiveness of this network as it pertains to overseas
power projection capabilities.
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