Changing Concepts of Doctrine, Strategy and Operations in the Chinese People's Liberation Army 1978-87

The China Quarterly

Volumn 112, Issue , 1987, Pages 572-590

  Godwin, Paul H B ^a  

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EID: 84974103896     PISSN: 03057410     EISSN: 14682648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0305741000027120     Document Type: Article

References (56)

1. Xu Xiangqian, “Strive to achieve modernization in national defence, Hongqi (Red Flag), No. 10 (2 October 1979); in Foreign Broadcast Information Service, Daily Report: People's Republic of China (hereafter FBIS-CHI), No. 203 (18 October 1979), p. L16.
2. Ibid. p. L15.
3. Cai Xiaohong, Wang Subo and Wang Dong, “Strategic competition has extended to outer space and the oceans-eighth in a series of articles on strategic studies in the development of national defence,” Jiefangjun bao (Liberation Army Daily), 2 January 1987, p. 3; in FBIS-CHI, No. 021 (2 February 1987), pp. Al/6.
4. Georges Tan Eng Bok, “Strategic doctrine,” in Gerald Segal and William T. Tow (eds), Chinese Defense Policy (London: Macmillan Press, 1984), pp. 6–10.
5. “On protracted war,” in Selected Military Writings of Mao Tse-tung (hereafter SMW) (Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, 1972), pp. 226–28.
6. Note 2, “Problems of strategy in China's revolutionary war,” SMW, p. 147.
7. pp. 7. See Condoleezza Rice, “The making of Soviet military strategy,” in Peter Paret (ed.), Makers of Modern Strategy (Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 663–64. 1986)
8. “Problems of strategy in China's revolutionary war,” SMW, p. 79.
9. Xu Xiangqian, “Strive to achieve modernization,” p. L16.
10. Yang Shangkun, “Steadfastly uphold and develop Mao Zedong's military thought-commemorating the 90th anniversary of the birth of Mao Zedong,” Renmin ribao (People‘s Daily), 26 December 1983; in Joint Publications Research Service (henceforth JPRS), China Report, No. 008 (24 January 1984), p. 42.
11. See Tai Ming Cheung, “Trends in the research of China's military strategy,” Survival (May-June 1987), pp. 239–59, for an excellent survey of military research centres and the topics they are pursuing.
12. Zhang Aiping, “Several questions concerning modernization of national defense” Hongqi, No. 5 (1 March 1983); in FBIS-CHI, No. 053 (17 March 1983), p. K2.
13. These criticisms were made by Deng Xiaoping in his speech at the enlarged meeting of the Military Commission on 14 July 1985, The task of consolidating the army,” in Selected Works of Deng Xiaoping [1975–1982] (Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, 1984), pp. 33–34.
14. Ibid. p. 27.
15. See William T. Tow's thoughtful analysis, “The interplay of science and technology in Chinese military modernization,” in Charles D. Lovejoy, Jr., and Bruce W. Watson (eds), China's Military Reforms: International and Domestic Implications (Boulder: Westview Press, 1986), pp. 15–34.
16. “Nieh Jung-chen's [Nie Rongzhen] 4 August Speech at the National Militia Conference” Beijing, NCNA Domestic Services, 7 August 1978; in FBIS-CHI, No. 154 (9 August 1978), p. E7.
17. Zong He, “Tentative discussion of the characteristics of modern warfare,” Shijie zhishi (World Knowledge), No. 15(1 August 1983); in JPRS, China Report, No. 461 (11 October 1983), p. 79.
18. Su Jiang, “Unscientific trends in military theory,” Zhexue yanjiu (Philosophical Studies), No. 5 (n.d.); in FBIS-CHI, No. 126 (29 June 1983), p. K7.
19. Song Shilun first outlined the emphasis on positional warfare supported by mobile defence in “Mao's military thinking is the guide to our armies victories,” Hongqi, No. 16 (16 August 1981); in FBIS-CHI, No. 81 (17 September 1981), pp. K21-K22.
20. Order of battle information is taken from The Military Balance 1986–1987 (London: The International Institute for Strategic Studies, Autumn 1986), pp. 142–45.
21. Song Shilun, “Mao's military thinking,” p. K21.
22. “Nieh Jung-chen's 4 August speech.”
23. Xu Baoshan, “We must be prepared to fight nuclear war in the first stages of any future war,” Jiefangjun bao, 16 September 1979; in JPRS, China Report, No. 088 (4 June 1980), pp. 97–99.
24. Harlan W. Jencks has provided a detailed critique of this strategy in ‘“People's war under modern conditions’: wishful thinking, national suicide, or effective deterrent?”, The China Quarterly, No. 98 (June 1984), pp. 305–319.
25. Editorial, Jiefangjun bao, 4 March 1983; in FBIS-CHI, No. 045 (7 March 1983), pp. K17-K18.
26. Beijing, Xinhua Domestic Service, 11 June 1985; in FBIS-CHI, No. 113 (12 June 1985), pp. K1-K3.
27. Yang Dezhi, “A strategic decision in strengthening the building of our army in the new period,” Hongqi. No. 15 (1 August 1985); in FBIS-CHI, No. 153 (8 August 1985), pp. K1-7.
28. Ibid. p. K4.
29. Ibid. p. K3.
30. Li Wei, “China makes remarkable progress this year in army modernization work,” Beijing, Zhongguo xinwen she, 26 December 1985; in FBIS-CHI, No. 250 (30 December 1985), p. K13.
31. Ta Kung Pao (Hong Kong), 16 February 1986; in FBIS-CHI, No. 032 (18 February 1986), p. W12.
32. Ibid. p. W11.
33. See my discussion of this problem in “People's war revised: doctrine, strategy, and operations,” Lovejoy and Watson, China's Military Reforms, pp. 8–9.
34. Beijing, Xinhua, 22 April 1986; in FBIS—CHI, 24 April 1986, p. K9.
35. Hong Heping, “Air force universally establishes joint operation training zones,” Jiefangjun bao, 9 January 1987; in JPRS, China Report, No. 035 (6 May 1987), p. 81.
36. Beijing, Xinhua, 26 January 1987; in FBIS-CHI, No. 021 (2 February 1987), p. K19.
37. See, for example, the photographs and descriptions in CONMILIT (Hong Kong), No. 122 (1 January 1987), p. 2.
38. Zhang Qinsheng, Liang Hunan and Yan Xiaoyin, “A study of local war theory,” Liaowang (Outlook) (overseas edition; Hong Kong), No. 37 (15 September 1986); in FBIS-CHI, No. 183 (23 September 1986), p. K5.
39. Ibid. p. K6.
40. Ibid. p. K6.
41. Wang Chengbin, “Changes in strategy and deepening the reform in training,” Jiefangjun bao, 6 February 1987; in FBIS-CHI, No. 040 (2 March 1987), pp. K32-K35.
42. Zhang Jian, “It is still necessary to base our plans on fighting a major war,” Jiefangjun bao, 24 April 1987; in FBIS-CHI, No. 085 (4 May 1987), p. A2.
43. Ibid.
44. Zhang Jianzhi, “Views on medium-sized nuclear powers’ nuclear strategy,” Jiefangjun bao, 20 March 1987; in FBIS-CHI, No. 062 (1 April 1987), p. K29.
45. Ibid. p. K31.
46. Ibid. p. K32.
47. Ibid.
48. Ibid. p. K33.
49. Ibid. p. K30.
50. Ibid. p. K31.
51. Beijing, Xinhua, 1 February 1987; in FBIS-CHI, No. 021 (2 February 1987), p. K19.
52. Pan Shiyang, “Thoughts about the principal contradiction in our country's national defense construction,” Jiefangjun bao, 14 April 1987; in FBIS-CHI, No. 082 (29 April 1987), p. K14.
53. Ibid.
54. Ibid. p. K15.
55. Beijing, Xinhua, 11 June 1985; in FBIS-CHI, No. 113 (12 June 1985), pp. K1-3, esp. p. 2.
56. Yang Dezhi, “A strategic decision,” p. K3.