Chinese military power : much less than meets the eye

• Main Author: Loo, Bernard Fook Weng
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Military and naval science
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/91478; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/6669
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

China’s military power is growing, but while this growing power is grounds for regional concern, the PLA remains far short of being able to assert China’s national interests in the South China Sea in a manner that would be detrimental to regional security interests.