Download or read book China, the Civil-military Challenge written by Anthony H. Cordesman and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report is Volume One of a two-part e-book that helps to explain the shifts in China’s strategic position and the reasons why major changes are needed in U.S. strategy. This volume focuses on the civil-military dimensions of the changes in China’s capabilities and on the fact that China – unlike the U.S. and most other states – integrates its civil and military strategy and development plans. It shows how China’s civil development has greatly increased its capability to compete on a global level in both civil and military terms and to conduct what might be called “white area warfare”: China’s ability to achieve major strategic gains through purely civil means and without the use of force.