Introduction: China's Military Faces the Future Part I: The New High Command China's Post-Deng Military Leadership Part II: Doctrine, Strategy, and Weapons The PLA Faces the Twenty-First Century: Reflections on Technology, Doctrine, Strategy, and Operations Chinese Views of Future Warfare Foreign Arms Acquisition and PLA Modernization Part III: The Support Base Chinese Defense Procurement Spending: Determining Intentions and Capabilities Reforming the Dragon's Tail: Chinese Military Logistics in the Era of High-Technology Warfare and Market Economics The Understated Revolution in Chinese Science and Technology: Implications for the PLA in the Twenty-First Century Part IV: China's Northeast Asian Security Environment Chinese Military Strategy for the Korean Peninsula Strategic Relations Between Beijing and Pyongyang: Growing Strains amid Lingering Ties China's Military Strategy Regarding Japan Appendix: Gallery of Known and Possible Future Foreign Acquisitions by China