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France and Germany Move to Resume Arms Sales to China
Power and Interest News Report, 11 February 2004.

Analyzing China's Defense Industries and the Implications for Chinese Military Modernization
Evan S. Medeiros. Statement before he U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission Hearing on Chinese Military Modernization and Cross-Strait Politico-Military Relations 06 February 2004. Posted on the RAND website (.pdf file).

China's Military Modernization and the Cross-Strait Balance
US-China Economic Security Review Commission, 06 February 2004.

China's Aircraft Carrier Ambitions
Ian Storey and You Ji. Naval War College Review, Winter 2004. Posted on the Aerospace India website (.pdf file).

Dragon or Dinosaur? Nuclear Weapons in a Modernizing China
Thomas M. Kane. Parameters, Winter 2003-04. Posted on the Commonwealth Institute website. (.pdf file).

The Chinese Air Force and Air and Space Power
Lt. Col. Thomas R. McCabe. Air and Space Power Journal, Fall 2003 (.pdf file).

The Lessons of History:  The Chinese People's Liberation Army at 75
Laurie Burkitt, Andrew Scobell and Larry M. Wortzel. Strategic Studies Institute, July 2003. Posted on the Commonwealth Institute website. (.pdf file).

Annual Report on the Military Power of the People's Republic of China
Report to Congress, 28 July 2003. Posted on the Taiwan Think Tank website.

Beijing Plans to Reorganize Its Armed Forces
John Pomfret. Washington Post, 11 June 2003. Posted on the Taiwan Security Research website.

Sun Tzu or Apollo Redux?
Joan Johnson-Freese. Naval War College Review, Summer 2003. Posted on the Air War College website (.pdf file).

PLA Seeks a New Leap Forward
Willy Lam. China Brief, The Jamestown Foundation, 03 June 2003.

China Seeks Russian Military Edge
Willy Wo-Lap Lam. CNN.com, 27 May 2003. Posted on Taiwan Security Research website.

China Seen Decades Behind U.S. in Military Might
Carol Giacomo. Reuters, 22 May 2003. Posted on Taiwan Security Research web site.

Beijing's Naval Threat
Richard D. Fisher Jr. Wall Street Journal, 07 May 2003. Posted on Taiwan Security Research web site.

Rising Airpower:  The People's Liberation Army Air Force in the Early 21st Century
Morgan J. O' Brien, III. Air and Space Power Chronicles, 24 April 2003.

Is China a Status Quo Power?
Alastair Iain Johnston. International Security, Spring 2003 (.pdf file).

New Developments in Chinese Strategic Psychological Warfare
Timothy L. Thomas. Special Warfare, April 2003 (.pdf file).

The Effects and Consequences of an Emerging China
Larry M. Wortzel. Testimony before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, 20 March 2003. Posted on the Heritage Foundation website.

China's Defense Spending Shoots Up 9/6%
Asia Pulse, 08 March 2003. Posted on the Asia Times website.

Budget Surprise for China's Army
Willy Wo-Lap Lam. CNN.com, 07 March 2003. Posted on Taiwan Security Research web site.

China Successfully Tests Multi-Warhead Missiles
Yomiuri Shimbun, 08 February 2003. Posted on Taiwan Security Research web site.

Is Chinese Military Modernization a Threat to the United States?
Ivan Eland. Policy Analysis, 23 January 2003 (.pdf file).

Chinese Military Power
Harold Brown, Joseph W. Prueher and Adam Segal. Council on Foreign Relations, 2003 (.pdf file).

The People's Liberation Army and China in Transition
Stephen J. Flanagan and Michael E. Marti. National Security Studies, NDU, 2003 (.pdf file).

Multilateralism and Security Cooperation in China
Akiko Fukushima. An Alliance for Engagement: Building Cooperation in Security Relations with China. The Henry L. Stimson Center, September 2002.

China's Growing Military Power:  Perspectives on Security, Ballistic Missiles, and Conventional Capabilities
Andrew Scobell and Larry M . Wortzel. Strategic Studies Institute, September 2002. Posted on the Commonwealth Institute website (.pdf file).

Chinese-Box Approach to International Conflict
Qiao Liang and Wang Xiangsui. Asia Times, 31 July 2002.

China: Red Menace, or Misread?
Bruce Einhorn. BusinessWeek Online, 29 July 2002.

Cold War Corpse: A Commentary on the U.S. Defense Department's Report on the PLA Military Strength
Xue Xiang and Luo Yuan. Xinhuanet, 25 July 2002. Posted on the U.S.-China Commission website.

PRC Arms Itself to Wage War on U.S.
Zoli Simon. Insight Magazine, 22 July 2002.

Debate 2: Does China's Rapid Military Buildup Threaten U.S. Interests In East Asia? NO, not like the Soviet Union once did.
Lawrence J. Korb. Insight on the News, 15 July 2002. Posted on the Council on Foreign Relations website.

U.S.-China Security Review Commission 2002 Annual Report
International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State, 15 July 2002.

China Buildup Said to Target Taiwan, U.S.
Vernon Loeb. Washington Post, 13 July 2002.

The Yellow Peril Revisited
Jim Lobe and Tom Barry. Global Affairs Commentary, Foreign Policy in Focus, 12 July 2002.

Annual Report on the Military Power of the People's Republic of China
Report to Congress, July 2002. Department of Defense.

China to Buy 8 More Russian Submarines
John Pomfret. Washington Post, 25 June 2002.

Missile Deal to Boost Beijing's Naval Prowess
Brian Hsu. Taipei Times, 18 June 2002. Posted on the Taiwan Security Research website.

China Has Major Trouble With New Kilo Submarines
Brian Hsu. Taipei Times, 2 July 2002. Posted on the Taiwan Security Research website.

China Looks for New Weapons
Willy Wo-Lap Lam. CNN, 29 March 2002. Posted on the Taiwan Security Research website.

China's Military Keeps on Modernizing
Ellis Joffe. International Herald Tribune, 15 March 2002. Posted on the Taiwan Security Research website.

China's Carrier of Chance
Richard Fisher. China Brief vol 2, issue 6. Jamestown Foundation, 14 March 2002.

China's Military Grumbles Over 17.6% Budget Increase
Associated Press, 7 March 2002. Posted on the Taiwan Security Research website.

China Raises Defense Budget Again
John Pomfret. Washington Post, 5 March 2002. Posted on the Taiwan Security Research website.

People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF):  Shifting Airpower Balance and Challenges to India's Security
Ramesh V. Phadke. Center for International Security and Cooperation, Stanford University, February 2002 (.pdf file).

China Buys New Russian Destroyers
Richard Fisher. China Brief vol 2, issue 3. Jamestown Foundation, 31 January 2002.

Arms: Buying Some Major Muscle
David Lague. Far Eastern Economic Review, 24 January 2002. Posted on the Taiwan Security Research website.

China's Military Might...Maybe
Asia Times, 2002.

Shock for the New PLA Strategists
Jasper Becker. South China Morning Post, 26 December 2001. Posted on the Taiwan Security Research website.

China's Strategic Modernization: The Russian Connection
Michael J. Barron. Parameters, Winter 2001.

China's Military Strategy Towards the U.S.: A View from Open Sources
Michael Pillsbury. U.S.-China Commission, 2 November 2001.

Military Preparation and Possible Models for the Defense Budget Increase.
Liu Yang and Wang Cong. Military Economics Study, November 2001. Posted on the U.S.-China Commission website.

The Costs of Conflict: The Impact on China of a Future War
Andrew Scobell, ed. Strategic Studies Institute, US Army War College, October 2001 (.pdf file).

China Tests Supersonic Anti-Ship Cruise Missiles
Bill Gertz. Washington Times, 25 September 2001. Posted on the Taiwan Security Research website.

China's Nuclear Agenda
Bates Gill and James Mulvenon. New York Times, 7 September 2001. Posted on the RAND website.

Chinese Nuclear Forces, 2001
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, September/October 2001.

An Evitable War: Engaged Containment and the US-China Balance
Roy C. Howle, Jr. US Army War College Quarterly (Autumn 2001).

China in Space
Col. William R. Morris and Col. David J Thompson. Maxwell Paper #24. Air War College, August 2001.

China's Space Satellites
Space Today. August 2001.

China Case Study from Transformation in Global Defense Markets and Industries: Implications for the Future Warfare
John A. Battilega, David R. Beachley, Daniel C. Beck, Robert L. Driver, Bruce Jackson. Washington DC: National Intelligence Council, 16 July 2001 (.pdf file).

The Sino-Soviet Conflict, 1969: US Reactions and Diplomatic Maneuvers
William Burr. National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book, 12 June 2001.

China's Challenge to Pax Americana
Evan Feigenbaum. Washington Quarterly (Summer 2001).

China Explores Ways to Defeat Superior U.S. Forces In Fight
David Wood. San Francisco Chronicle, 20 April 2001. Posted on TSR Website.

Myths and Realities of China's Military Power
Thomas Bickford. Foreign Policy In Focus Policy Brief, Volume 6, Number 14. April 2001

The Asian Military Balance
Anthony Cordesman. Center For Strategic & International Studies.

China's Acquisitions of Russian SU Fighters: A Great Leap Forward?
Ming-yen Tsai. Taiwan Research Institute. March 2001.

PLA WarZone campaign doctrine: V 2.0
Andy Chan. 10 Feb 2001.

The Military Potential of China's Commercial Technology (online book)
Roger Cliff. Santa Monica: Rand Corp., 2001.

Circumstances Affecting China's Defense Budget Increase
Xia Jiren. Military Economics Study, December 2000. Posted on the U.S.-China Commission website.

Papers from "Chinese Military Studies: A Conference on the State of the Field." China Studies Center, National Defense University. Washington, DC. 26-27 October 2000.

China's Foreign Conventional Arms Acquisitions: Background and Analysis
Shirley A. Kan, et. al. Congressional Research Service Report for Congress. Washington, DC: The Library of Congress, 10 October, 2000. Posted on the Federation of American Scientists Web site.

Can China Conquer Taiwan?
Michael O'Hanlon. International Security (Fall 2000) Posted on the Brookings Institution Web site.

China Rising: New Challenges to the U.S. Security Posture
Jason D. Ellis and Todd M. Koca. Strategic Forum (October 2000). Posted on the CIAO website.

Dragon's Dragonfly: The Chinese Aircraft Carrier
Vijay Sakhuja. Strategic Analysis (October 2000). Posted on the CIAO website.

People's Liberation Army After Next
Susan M. Puska. Carlisle, PA: Strategic Studies Institute, Army War College, August 2000 (.pdf file).

House Armed Services Committee hearing on Chinese military capabilities, Washington, DC. 19 July 2000
Testimony of Richard D. Fisher, Jr.
Testimony of June Teufel Dreyer. Posted on the Federation of American Scientists website.
Testimony of Stephen Blank. Posted on the Globalsecurity.org website.
Testimony of Bates Gill. Posted on the Federation of American Scientists website.

Chinese Army Building in the Era of Jiang Zemin
Andrew Scobell. Carlisle, PA: Strategic Studies Institute, Army War College, July 2000. Posted on the Globalsecurity website.

China Pushing to Modernize Its Military
Steven Lee Myers. New York Times, 24 June 2000. Posted on the Taiwan Research Web site.

Is China a Military Threat? -- video transcript
America's Defense Monitor Online, 11 June 2000

China's Military Capabilities
Frank W. Moore, Institute for Defense And Disarmament Studies, June 2000.

Annual Report on the Military Power of the People's Republic of China.
Report to Congress Pursuant to the FY2000 National Defense Authorization Act. Washington, DC: DOD, June 2000.

The People's Liberation Army Looks to the Future.
Major Charles F. Hawkins (ret). Joint Force Quarterly (Summer 2000)

Chinese Military Power and American Security Interests.
Jonathan D. Pollack. SAIS Policy Forum Series. May 2000 (.pdf file).

China, Nuclear Weapons, and Arms Control
Robert Manning, Ronald Montaperto, and Brad Roberts. Report from roundtable sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations, National Defense University, and the Institute for Defense Analysis. April 2000 (.pdf file).

The Four Futures: Competing Schools of Military Thought inside the PLA
Charles F. Hawkins. Posted on the Taiwan Security Research Website. March 2000.

China's Newest Warships
Bates Gill. Far Eastern Economic Review (January 27, 2000). Posted on the Commonwealth Institute website.

The Asian and Chinese Military Balance (.pdf)
Anthony H. Cordesman. Center for Strategic and International Studies, January 2000.

The Asian and Chinese Military Balance
Anthony Cordesman. Washington DC: CSIS, January 2000.

Interpreting China's Grand Strategy: Past, Present, and Future
Michael D. Swaine & Ashley J. Tellis. Santa Monica: Rand, 2000.

Patterns in China's Use of Force: Evidence from History and Doctrinal Writings
Mark Burles & Abram N. Shulsky. Santa Monica: Rand, 2000.

Deterrence Theory and Chinese Behavior
Abram N. Shulsky. Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation, 2000.

Chinese Warfare: The Paradox of Unlearned Lessons
Ralph Sawyer. American Diplomacy, December 1999.

China's Navy Today
Brad Kaplan. Seapower, December 1999.

The Chinese Armed Forces in the 21st Century
Larry Wortzel. Strategic Studies Institute, December 1999. Posted on the Globalsecurity website.

China and Weapons of Mass Destruction: Implications for the United States
Conference Report. Washington DC: National Intelligence Council, 5 November 1999.

The Chinese People's Liberation Army: "Short Arms and Slow Legs"
Russell D. Howard. Institute for National Strategic Studies, September 1999.

China's Strategic Modernization
Mark A. Stokes. Strategic Studies Institute, September 1999. Posted on the Federation of American Scientists website.

Trends in the Asian Military Balance
Anthony Cordesman. Washington DC: CSIS, July 1999

China's Hollow Military
Bates Gill and Michael O'Hanlon. Brookings Institution, Summer 1999. Posted on the CSIS website (.pdf file).

Strength Gap is the Reality
Zhang Zhaozhong. The Global Times, Beijing, 20 July 1999. Posted on the U.S.-China Commission website.

China's Nuclear Modernization
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Proliferation Brief Vol. 2. No. 8, 7 April 1999. Posted on Global Beat Web site.

U.S. China Security Relations
James H. Nolt. Foreign Policy In Focus Policy Briefs, Volume 3, Number 19. April 1999.

China's Changing Nuclear Posture: Reactions to the South Asian Nuclear Tests
Ming Zhang. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. March 1999.

China's Military Posture and the New Economic Geopolitics
Dr. Evan A. Feigenbaum. Baker Institute, Rice University, 1999. Posted on the Naval Postgraduate School website..

The People's Liberation Army in the Information Age
J.C. Mulvenon and R.H. Yang. Santa Monica: Rand, 1999
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China's Military Potential
Larry M. Wortzel. Strategic Studies Institute, October 1998. Posted on the Federation of American Scientists website.

Strategic Implications of China's Naval Modernization
M. Ehsan Ahrari. Global Beat, October 1998.

Chinese Military Modernization and Asian Security
Michael Swaine. Asia/ Pacific Research Center, Stanford University, August 1998. Posted on the CIAO website.

Reality Check: Assessing the Chinese Military Threat
Ronald N. Montaperto. Progressive Policy Institute, April 1998. Posted on te PPI Online website.
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On the Myth of Chinese Power Projection Capabilities
Rick Reece. Breakthroughs (Spring 1998). Posted on the Project on Defense Alternatives Website.

Chinese Development of her Military Capabilities
Nicholas Marsh. UK Defense Forum, 1998.

The People's Republic of China in Transition: An Assessment of the People's Liberation Army (pdf download)
Edward Atkeson. Arlington, VA: Institute of Land Warfare, Association of the United States Army, 1998.

Evaluating Chinese Military Procurement from Russia (pdf download)
Dennis J. Blasko. Joint Force Quarterly (Autumn Winter 1997/98).

Nuclear Weapons Database Chinese Arsenal
Center for Defense Information. 2 January 1997.

China's Air Force Enters the 21st Century
Kenneth W. Allen, Glenn Krumel, and Jonathan D. Pollack. Santa Monica: Rand, 1995.

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