The PLA’s international relief operations amid regional and global disease outbreaks—with reference to the Ebola and COVID-19 cases

• Main Authors: Yang, Zi, Lee, Jonghyuk
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Social sciences::Political science; People’s Liberation Army; China’s Global Outreach
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/169905
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This article examines the international public health relief operations of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to understand the dynamics between Chinese civil–military relations and Military Operations Other Than War (MOOTW). By analyzing the PLA’s response to epidemics and pandemics, such as Ebola...