The Making of China’s Military Power in the New Era

About the Monograph

The monograph aims to bring Chinese perspectives and debates to the analyses of military reform. It explores and analyses the way China has shaped its military power, to counter challenges to the great rejuvenation, and the drivers and motivations behind the implementation of military reforms. China’s association with military power and its relation to world-class military in the New Era are driven by its worldview and security perceptions. Therefore, the monograph elucidates the political framework for military reforms as it would help identify under what circumstances that military power would be utilised. Finally, it looks at the challenges that China is facing when building its military power and the implications for India.

Abouth The Author

Dr. M. S. Prathibha is an Associate Fellow at the East Asia Centre in MP-IDSA. She researches on China’s party politics, Nuclear policy and Strategic force modernisation of China, Chinese PLA and East Asian security dynamics. She was a Senior Scholar in Political Theory and Mandarin at School of Marxism, Beijing Normal University. She is a Member of the Editorial Board of Strategic Analysis (Routledge). She received her doctorate at Chinese Studies Division, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University. She has Master’s in International Studies and Bachelor’s in Mathematics.