AIm the aim of this paper is to examine modernisation of China’s defence forces since the 1980s and the likely impact of its military strategy and doctrine on the region, especially in the Indian context. [...] l to modernise China’s national defence in line with both the national conditions of China and the trend of military development in the world by adhering to the policy of coordinating military and economic development, and improving the operational capabilities of self-defence under the conditions of ‘informationalisation.’ l to safeguard the political, economic and cultural rights and interests o. [...] ensuring secure and uninterrupted energy resources is one of the potential bottlenecks in the sustained development of the Chinese economy, and some of the PLA leaders see access to energy markets as a potential role for the armed forces. [...] Along with the modernisation of human resources and equipment, the PLA will likely conduct military operations in the manner that has evolved over the past 20 years, particularly in the light of US campaigns in the Persian Gulf, the Balkans, and Afghanistan. [...] ImPAct of thE gulf WAr The emergence of the technology-based battlefield, as China’s leaders witnessed in the Gulf War, made another impact on the operational doctrine of the military.
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