Sahgal, Arun

Abstract
The last few years have been one of tremendous change for the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA). On nearly every front, the Chinese army has engaged in a spectrum of reforms aimed at making it a more professional force in a corporate and institutional sense, as well as a more operationally capable force. China perceives its security concerns in the context of her overall aim of becoming the dominant power in Asia, but the main threats to the PRC’s security have been led by a combination of traditional and non-traditional elements. This has resulted in the Chinese Army undertaking a massive overhaul of the entire force structure, also bringing about personnel reform, reinvigorating doctrinal thought, and yet another revitalization program for the defense research and development establishment.
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