Introduction / Nan Li -- The Chinese army in domestic politics: factors and phases / Ellis Joffe -- China's evolving civil-military relations: creeping guojiahua / Andrew Scobell -- Deferring to national interest: arms control and civil-military relations in China / Jing-dong Yuan -- Civil-military dynamics in Chinese defense industry and arms policy: an approaching tipping point / Kathleen A. Walsh -- Sorting out the myths about political commissars / You Ji -- Servant of two masters: the People's Liberation Army, the people, and the party / Dennis J. Blasko -- Company province: civil-military relations in Xinjiang / Yitzhak Shichor -- China's expenditure for the People's Armed Police and militia / Shaoguang Wang -- The People's Liberation Army and its changing economic roles: implications for civil-military relations / Thomas J. Bickford -- Dual-use technologies, civil-military integration, and China's defense industry / Richard A. Bitzinger.