TY  - BOOK
TI  - PLA - navy update : :  People's liberation army-navy military - technical developments
PY  - 2007///
KW  - CHINA
KW  - NAVAL
N2  - The near term focus of China's military modernisation is to field a force that can succeed in a short duration conflict with Taiwan. China has many motivations for expanding and modernising its naval forces.  All other goals are functions of maintaining the integrity of China  (national unity) and internal security.  These include sustaining high economic growth rates, preventing legal separation of  any provinces including Taiwan and improving comprehensive national  power
ER  -