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pla update: Issue 4, May 2, 2022

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PLA Update, Issue 4, is a CNA China Studies Program monthly newsletter, with summaries of Chinese media coverage of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA).

/news/2022-02/09/content_4904598.htm. [17] For more on PLA reform campaigns, see David M. Finkelstein, "Testimony before the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission: The Chinese View of Strategic Competition with the United States," June 24, 2020, https://www.uscc.gov/sites/default/files/2020-06/David_Finkelstein_Testimony.pdf. [18] David M. Finkelstein, The PLA's New Joint ... of the "Third Big Campaign" in the PLA's reform agenda, which focuses on improving the military policy system. [17] (For more on the Third Big Campaign and the state of PLA reform, see David

NSS Event November 17 2022

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The Chinese Communist Party 20th Congress emphasized external risks, threats, and “deficit of peace,” CNA China experts told the National Security Seminar.

, and foreign policy implications of the recent 20th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) ( see recording here ). The seminar featured Dr. David Finkelstein, Vice President and Director of CNA’s ... Developments Dr. Finkelstein highlighted two key takeaways from the Congress. First, the CCP is urging the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to be more operationally focused. The Party Congress Report ... . Based on these developments, Dr. Finkelstein concluded that the US should be prepared for a more active PLA that may increase the frequency, duration, and scale of operations around China’s periphery

Mobilizing Cooperation to Advance National Security

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took place on November 17, 2022. FEATURING:   David Finkelstein , Vice President, CNA, and Director, China and Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Division,  Elizabeth Wishnick , Senior Research ... Strategy: How Arms Limitation Deals Divide Alliances , Dr. David Wallsh , Research Scientist, Countering Threats and Challenges Program, CNA, Dr. Andrew Taffer , Research Scientist, Indo-Pacific

Get Ready for the Second Phase of the Chinese Military

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2017 will see the Chinese armed forces undergo the second phase of organizational changes and institutional reforms that the PLA hopes to complete by 2020.

in the maritime-aerospace domains, that operates more efficiently as an institution, and that is more tightly tied to the Chinese Communist Party. David M. Finkelstein

Military Dimensions of US China Security Cooperation

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This paper was first presented at the Fifth Annual Conference of the China Maritime Studies Institute at the U.S. Naval War College on 4 – 5 May 2010. It is offered as a CNA paper in advance of the publication of the conference proceedings with the permission of the conference sponsors.

relationship. Currently, a sound and stable military-to-military relationship is lacking. David M. Finkelstein /reports/2010/D0023640.A1.pdf /reports/2010/D0023640.A1_Page_01.jpg /images

Chinas Revolution in Doctrinal Affairs

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This paper raises a number of important questions on China's views on nuclear doctrine and nuclear operations that will have a direct bearing on the future of strategic stability in US-China relations.

 of Chinese military studies in the first years of the 21st Century. James Mulvenon David M. Finkelstein /reports/2005/Chinas-Rev-Doctrinal-Affairs-doctrinebook.pdf /reports/2005/China

The Great Peace and Development Debate of 1999

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This paper explores the context, conduct, results, and implications of what we might call “The Great Peace & Development Debate of 1999.”

and compromise among the core leadership. David M. Finkelstein /reports/2000/PeaceAndDevelopment.pdf /reports/2000/PeaceAndDevelopment-Cover.png /images/GenericReportImage.jpg China Studies

The PLAs New Joint Doctrine

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People’s Liberation Army messaging on its new 2020 joint doctrine indicates China’s learning in its effort to fight as a joint force for the information age.

commands Realigning command and control authorities at the national and theater levels David M. Finkelstein /reports/2021/09/The-PLAs-New-Joint-Doctrine.pdf /reports/2021/09

Insights on the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party

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CNA China Studies analysts probe what the party congress means for the Chinese military, foreign policy and sensitive technologies.

Communist Party: Foreign Policy, Technology and Military Dimensions. Panelists David Finkelstein, Elizabeth Wishnick and April Herlevi explain what the congress means for the People’s Liberation Army

CNA Veterans on Their Missions—in the Military and at CNA

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Eight veterans describe the connections between their work at CNA and their years of service in the US Navy, Marine Corps, and Army.

look no further than CNA. That has been my experience, and I consider the work I have done here as an extension of that first oath I took so many years ago on the Plain at West Point. David Finkelstein served in the US Army for 22 years. He is Vice President and Director of CNA’s China and Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Division. When I was a Navy officer, I frequently found myself