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50: CHINA THROUGH USA PRISM (Indo – China Perspective) Part – 4

CHINA : NUCLEAR CAPABILITY BUILDING

Annual Report to US Congress. Office of the US secretary of defense recently published the unclassified part of the annual report on military and security developments involving the people’s republic of china. The US Department of Defense (DoD) has been providing this report for the last 20 years.

Excerpts from US Report.

  • China’s strategic ambitions, evolving view of the security landscape, and concerns over survivability are driving significant changes to the size, capabilities, and readiness of its nuclear forces.

 

  • China’s nuclear forces will significantly evolve over the next decade as it modernizes, diversifies, and increases the number of its land-, sea-, and air-based nuclear delivery platforms.

 

  • Over the next decade, China’s nuclear warhead stockpile—currently estimated to be in the low- 200s—is projected to at least double in size as China expands and modernizes its nuclear forces.

 

  • China is pursuing a “nuclear triad” with the development of a nuclear capable air-launched ballistic missile (ALBM) and improving its ground and sea-based nuclear capabilities.

 

  • New developments in 2019 further suggest that China intends to increase the peacetime readiness of its nuclear forces by moving to a launch-on-warning (LOW) posture with an expanded silo- based force.

 

Comments

Ambition. China has a global ambition and has clearly articulated her long term vision for improving her strategic capability. Towards this aim she has developed a large scale weapons research, development and manufacturing capability including nuclear weapons. China is modernising and expanding her nuclear arsenal, and is developing the nuclear triad, made up of new land and sea-based missiles and nuclear-capable aircraft. 

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48: CHINA THROUGH USA PRISM (Indo – China Perspective) Part – 3

MODERNIZATION OF CHINA’S ARMED FORCES IN THE “NEW ERA”

Annual Report to US Congress. Office of the US secretary of defense recently published the unclassified part of the annual report on military and security developments involving the people’s republic of china. The US Department of Defense (DoD) has been providing this report for the last 20 years.

Excerpt from US Report. The PRC’s strategy includes advancing a comprehensive military modernization program that aims to “basically” complete military modernization by 2035 and transform the PLA into a “world- class” military by the end of 2049.

Comments. 

  • China’s is modernizing its armed forces in a planned way.
  • The land marks are being achieved well before the stipulated  timelines.
  • World – class military has not been clearly defined by her (not in the open domain).

Excerpt from US Report. The PLA’s evolving capabilities and concepts continue to strengthen the PRC’s ability to counter an intervention by an adversary in the Indo-Pacific region and project power globally.

Comments.

  • Her mid term aim is to be a regional power with final aim to be a global power.
  • China has realized the importance of Indo-Pacific region.

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40: MILITARY-CIVIL FUSION DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY OF CHINA

 (Relevant extracts From Annual Report to US Congress on military and security developments involving the people’s republic of china with comments)

  • MCF. The PRC pursues its Military-Civil Fusion (MCF) Development Strategy to “fuse” its economic and social development strategies with its security strategies to build an integrated national strategic system and capabilities in support of China’s national rejuvenation Although China’s MCF strategy includes objectives to develop and acquire advanced dual-use technology for military purposes and deepen reform of the national defense science and technology industries, its broader purpose is to strengthen all of China’s instruments of national power by “fusing” aspects of its economic, military, and social governance.
  • China’s MCF development strategy encompasses six interrelated efforts:

(1) Fusing China’s defense industrial base and its civilian technology and industrial base.

(2) Integrating and leveraging science and technology innovations across military and civilian sectors

(3) Cultivating talent and blending military and civilian expertise and knowledge

(4) Building military requirements into civilian infrastructure and leveraging civilian construction for military purposes

(5) Leveraging civilian service and logistics capabilities for military purposes.

(6) Expanding and deepening China’s national defense mobilization system to include all relevant aspects of its society and economy for use in competition and war.

Comments:  Military-Civil Fusion concept has lots of advantages. It is worth implementing it in a formalized way. We have Integration at various levels between ministries, organizations and institutions but at smaller scale and not in this well formalized way.

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