China's Air Force Enters the 21st Century
- ISBN-10
- 0833016482
- ISBN-13
- 9780833016485
- Category
- History / Asia / China
- Pages
- 249
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1995
- Publisher
- Rand Corporation
- Authors
- Jonathan D. Pollack, Kenneth W. Allen, Glenn Krumel
Description
The authors maintain that the constrained strategic thinking in China about the role of airpower and force modernization will affect the ability of The Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force to become a credible offensive threat against the U.S. or its Asian allies.
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