For over two decades, the People's Republic of China has been engaged in a grand project to transform its military into a modernized fighting force capable of defeating the world's most powerful militaries through asymmetric means. However, despite the considerable attention that has been devoted to cataloging Chinese advances in weapons and hardware, much less is known about China's strategic thinking. China's Evolving Military Strategy fills this gap by offering sector-by-sector expert assessments of the latest trends in Chinese military thought under Xi Jinping, covering not only traditional battle-spaces such as the air and sea but also China's strategy for the new domains of space, cyberspace, and electronic warfare. China's Evolving Military Strategy is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the world's most important bilateral national security relationship.

"April 2016" -- title page

ch. 1. Anoverview of China's national military strategy / Timothy R. Heath -- ch. 2. China's changing approach to military strategy : the science of military strategy from 2001 and 2013 / M. Taylor Fravel -- ch. 3. The evolution of PLAAF mission, roles and requirements / Cristina L. Garafola -- ch. 4. Doctrinal sea change, making real wave : examining the naval dimension of strategy / Andrew S. Erickson -- ch. 5. PLA rocket force : executors of China's nuclear strategy and policy / Michael S. Chase -- ch. 6. Electronic warfare and the renaissance of Chinese information operations / John Costello and Peter Mattis -- ch. 7. China's military strategy for network warfare / Joe McReynolds -- ch. 8. The conceptual evolution of China's military space operations and strategy / Kevin Pollpeter and Jonathan Ray -- ch. 9. China's evolving approach to strategic deterrence / Dennis J. Blasko -- ch. 10. PLA thinking on military operations other than war / Morgan Clemens -- ch. 11. An introduction to China's strategic military-civilian fusion / Daniel Alderman.