30 October 2019
- RSIS
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- External Publications
- PLA Reform, a New Normative Contest, and the Challenge for ASEAN
PLA Reform, a New Normative Contest, and the Challenge for ASEAN
This article examines how reforms of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) since 2015 have enhanced China’s ability to more effectively challenge the U.S. in the Asia-Pacific, both through military operations and through contesting international and regional norms that China perceives as contrary to its interests.
This article examines how reforms of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) since 2015 have enhanced China’s ability to more effectively challenge the U.S. in the Asia-Pacific, both through military operations and through contesting international and regional norms that China perceives as contrary to its interests.