China: Changing Face of PLA Political Education, China's Defense Transformation, and New JFQ Article on China's Military Procurement Trends
The China MiPAL has been updated with articles from the Jamestown Foundation examining the shifting role of political indoctrination in the People's Liberation Army's (PLA) education system and analyzing the implications of China's defense transformation for its military leadership, articles from the Council on Foreign Relations assessing international reactions to China's policy on the Yuan and evaluating China's position on North Korea, an S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies report reviewing China's defence-conversion program and assessing opportunities for China's military to expand its non-traditional missions, a Real Instituto Elcano report analyzing the mutually beneficial nature of the China-Africa partnership, a Carnegie Endowment for International Peace article presenting data on China's economic recovery, a Peterson Institute for International Economics report assessing the prospects for an Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement to enhance relations between China and Taiwan, a European Council on Foreign Relations report calling for the European Union to reframe its China policy in global terms, and a Joint Force Quarterly article providing recommendations for a U.S. approach to the PLA's procurement trends and capabilities. Please see the Recently Added Documents section for the latest on this country - the newest updates are in bold.
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