Accession Number:

ADA556988

Title:

Advanced Technology Acquisition Strategies of the People's Republic of China

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORP MCLEAN VA

Personal Author(s):

• Boyd, Dallas
• Lewis, Jeffery G.
• Pollack, Joshua H.

Report Date:

2010-09-01

Pagination or Media Count:

140.0

Abstract:

The purpose of this study is to identify a small number of bins into which Chinas strategies for acquiring advanced technology, and especially military technology, can be assigned. In the context of the study, acquisition is broadly interpreted, encompassing a variety of means by which technology comes into PRC possession. It includes external as well as domestic sources of technology, purchases as well as thefts, foreign-assisted developments as well as wholly indigenous achievements, and strictly military oriented technologies as well as those featuring dual uses. A greater understanding of these strategies promises to provide insights into future Chinese military modernization efforts.

Descriptors:

• *CHINA
• *MILITARY MODERNIZATION
• ACQUISITION
• DOMESTIC
• PROCUREMENT
• STRATEGY

Subject Categories:

• Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE