Chinese responses to U.S. military transformation and implications for the Department of Defense / James C. Mulvenon ... [et al.].

• TeilnehmendeR: Mulvenon, James C., 1970-
• Year of Publication: 2006
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (186 p.)
• Notes: "MG-340."

Considers potential Chinese responses to U.S. transformation efforts and offers possible U.S. counterresponses.

Table of Contents

Preface; Contents; Figures and Tables; Summary; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE- Introduction; Background; Approach; Organization of the Report; CHAPTER TWO- Contextual Factors Shaping China's Response Options; Contradictory National Security Goals and Responses to U.S. Military Transformation; Key National Security Goals; Contextual Challenges and Constraints on Defense Modernization; The Impact of Contextual Forces on China's Response Strategies; CHAPTER THREE- Chinese Counter-Transformation Options:A Methodological Introduction; Defining Network-Centric Warfare

Typologizing Chinese Response Options CHAPTER FOUR- Option One: Conventional Modernization "Plus"; From People's War to Local War Under High-Tech Conditions; PLA Strategic Response to High-Tech Enemies; Operationalizing Chinese Strategies with Conventional Forces; Conclusion; CHAPTER FIVE- Option Two: Subversion, Sabotage, and Information Operations; Center of Gravity Number One:The Will of the People on Taiwan; Center of Gravity Number Two: U.S. Military Intervention; Conclusions: Is the Scenario Realistic?; CHAPTER SIX- Option Three: Missile-Centric Strategies; Background; Rationale

Feasibility Potential Results; U.S. Responses to Missile-Centric Strategies; Signposts; CHAPTER SEVEN- Option Four: Chinese Network-Centric Warfare; What Would China's Version of NCW Look Like?; Conclusions; APPENDIX- Enhancing or Even Transcending Network-Centric Warfare?; References