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America's Strategic Response to China's Military Modernization
Ashton B. Carter and Jennifer C. Bulkeley. Harvard Asia Pacific Review, Winter 2007 (.pdf file).

The China Syndrome: Chinese Military Modernization and the Rearming of Southeast Asia
Richard A. Bitzinger. S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Singapore, 02 May 2007 (.pdf file).

Entering the Dragon's Lair: Chinese Antiaccess Strategies and Their Implications for the United States
Roger Cliff et al. RAND, 29 March 2007 (.pdf file).

The Modernization Drive of the PLA and the New Defense White Paper
Jagannath P. Panda. China and Eurasia Forum Quarterly, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, January 2007 (.pdf file).

Development of a 'New PLA': Missiles and Maritime Reality, Implications and Prospects
Eric A. McVadon. Pacific Forum Center for Strategic and International Studies, December 2006 (.pdf file).

China's New Civil-Military Dynamic: Challenges and Opportunities for PLA Modernization
Kristen A. Gunness. The CNA Corporation, September 2006 (.pdf file).

Chinese Military Modernization and Force Development
Anthony H. Cordesman and Martin Kleiber. Center for Strategic and International Studies, 11 August 2006. Posted on the Commonwealth Institute website (.pdf file).

Chinese Procurement and Capabilities
Eugene Kogan. Conflict Studies Research Centre, April 2006 (.pdf file).

People's Liberation Army Leverage of Foreign Military Technology
Richard Fisher, Jr. International Assessment and Strategy Center, 22 March 2006.

Filling a Gap in Our Understanding of Chinese Strategy
Jacqueline Newmyer. Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard University, 16 March 2006 (.pdf file).

China's Military Modernization and U.S. Export Controls
Hearing before the U.S.-China Economic and Review Commission, 16-17 March 2006 (.pdf file).

Advances Underway in China's Defense Industries
Roger Cliff. Testimony before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review, 16 March 2006 (.pdf file).

Modernizing China's Military: Opportunities and Constraints
Keith Crane et al. RAND, 2005 (.pdf file).

China Seeks Czech Military Technology Through Europe's Backdoor
Jiri Kominek. The Jamestown Foundation, November 2005.

The Political Economy of China's Defence Modernisation
Bhartendu Kumar Singh. Strategic Analysis, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, October-December 2005 (.pdf file).

China's Military Modernization and Cross-Strait Balance
Joan Johnson-Freese. Testimony before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, 15 September 2005 (.pdf file).

Recent Trends in China's Military Modernization
Eric A. McVadon. Testimony before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, 15 September 2005 (.pdf file).

Chinese Army Modernization: An Overview
Lt. Col. Dennis J. Blasko (Ret.). Military Review, September-October 2005 (.pdf file).

Top Ten Chinese Military Modernization Developments
International Assessement and Strategy Center, 23 March 2005.

Modernizing China's Military: Opportunities and Constraints
Keith Crane, et. al. RAND, 2005 (.pdf file).

Civil-Military Integration and Chinese Military Modernization
Richard A. Bitzinger. Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, December 2004 (.pdf file).

The PLA's Leap into the 21st Century: Implications for the US
Paul H.b. Godwin. China Brief, 29 April 2004. Jamestown Foundation.

France and Germany Move to Resume Arms Sales to China
Power and Interest News Report, 11 February 2004.

Analyzing China's Defense Industries and the Implications for Chinese Military Modernization
Evan S. Medeiros. Statement before he U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission Hearing on Chinese Military Modernization and Cross-Strait Politico-Military Relations 06 February 2004. Posted on the RAND website (.pdf file).

Force Modernisation Trends in Southeast Asia
Andrew Tan. Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, January 2004 (.pdf file).

The Impact of Foreign Weapons and Technology on the Modernization of China's People's
Richard D. Fisher, Jr. (Center for Security Policy), January 2004. Commissioned by US China Economic and Security Review Commission.

China Seeks Russian Military Edge
Willy Wo-Lap Lam. CNN.com, 27 May 2003. Posted on Taiwan Security Research website.

China's Growing Military Power:  Perspectives on Security, Ballistic Missiles, and Conventional Capabilities
Andrew Scobell and Larry M . Wortzel. Strategic Studies Institute, September 2002. Posted on the Commonwealth Institute website (.pdf file).

PRC Arms Itself to Wage War on U.S.
Zoli Simon. Insight Magazine, 22 July 2002.

China Buildup Said to Target Taiwan, U.S.
Vernon Loeb. Washington Post, 13 July 2002.

China Looks for New Weapons
Willy Wo-Lap Lam. CNN, 29 March 2002. Posted on the Taiwan Security Research website.

China's Military Keeps on Modernizing
Ellis Joffe. International Herald Tribune, 15 March 2002. Posted on the Taiwan Security Research website.

Arms: Buying Some Major Muscle
David Lague. Far Eastern Economic Review, 24 January 2002. Posted on the Taiwan Security Research website.

China Case Study from Transformation in Global Defense Markets and Industries: Implications for the Future Warfare
John A. Battilega, David R. Beachley, Daniel C. Beck, Robert L. Driver, Bruce Jackson. Washington DC: National Intelligence Council, 16 July 2001 (.pdf file).

The Military Potential of China's Commercial Technology (online book)
Roger Cliff. Santa Monica: Rand Corp., 2001.

Procurement and the Defense Industrial Base
Wendy Frieman. Paper presented at the "Chinese Military Affairs, A Conference on the State of the Field," Institute for National Security Studies, National Defense University, 15 October 2000. Posted on the Commonwealth Institute website.

China's Foreign Conventional Arms Acquisitions: Background and Analysis
Shirley A. Kan, et. al. Congressional Research Service Report for Congress. Washington, DC: The Library of Congress, 10 October, 2000. Posted on the Federation of American Scientists Web site.

China Pushing to Modernize Its Military
Steven Lee Myers. New York Times, 24 June 2000. Posted on the Taiwan Research Web site.

China's Defense Modernization: Aspirations and Capabilities
Paul H.B. Godwin. Paper presented at the Pacific Symposium, "Asian Perspectives on the Challenges of China," Institute for National Security Studies, National Defense University, March 2000. Posted on the Commonwealth Institute website.

Evaluating Chinese Military Procurement from Russia (pdf download)
Dennis J. Blasko. Joint Force Quarterly (Autumn Winter 1997/98).

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