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Title
Civil-military relations in post-Deng China : from symbiosis to quasi-institutionalization / Nan Li.
ISBN
9789811564420 (electronic bk.)
9811564426 (electronic bk.)
9789811564413
9811564418
Published
Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, [2021]
Copyright
©2021
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (x, 298 pages) : illustrations
Item Number
10.1007/978-981-15-6442-0 doi
Call Number
JQ1506.C58
Dewey Decimal Classification
322.509510905
Summary
This book demonstrates that civil-military relations have evolved away from symbiosis to quasi-institutionalization in post-Deng Xiaoping China. As the People's Liberation Army (PLA) is a Leninist party-army, it is commonly assumed that the relationship between the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the PLA is symbiotic and institutional boundaries based on a clear functional division of labor are absent between the two. This symbiosis suggests that the primary role of the PLA is in China's domestic politics; it is to participate in intra-CCP leadership power struggle and in defending the CCP regime against popular rebellions from within Chinese society. By analyzing major changes in the functions of the PLA political commissar system, the extent of the PLA involvement in the power struggle of the CCP leadership, and the circulation of elites across civil-military institutional boundaries, this book offers a new theoretical explanation of civil-military relations in China. It also discusses the implications of the findings for China's domestic politics and foreign policy. Nan Li is Visiting Senior Research Fellow at East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore. He has published extensively on Chinese security and military policy and China's maritime development. He was a professor at the U.S. Naval War College and received a PhD in political science from the Johns Hopkins University.-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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1. Introduction: Analytical Puzzle, Literature Review, Central Arguments, And Methodological Considerations
2. Evolving Functions Of The Party And Political Work System In The PLA
3. The PLA And Intra-CCP Leadership Power Struggle In The Eras Of Mao Zedong And Deng Xiaoping
4. Top Leaders And The PLA In The Post-Deng Era
5. Circulation Of Elites Across The Civil-Miliary Institutional Boundareis
6. Explaining The Evolution Of Civil-Military Relations From Symbiosis To Quasi-Institutionalization In China
7. Major Implications For China's National Security, Political-Military Cooperation, And Inter-Agency Policy Coordination
8. Conclusion: Institutional Changes And Possible Role Of The Miltiary In Transition To The Post-Xi Jinping Leadership.
