This book argues that it is imperative to look beyond the empirical observations and conventional materialist reading of Chinese military development to understand its dynamics and directions in doctrinal terms.

Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Military Doctrine, Military Readiness and Military Power; Chapter 3 The Genesis of the Chinese Local War Doctrine; Chapter 4 Towards a Local War Doctrine; Chapter 5 The Advent of Local War; Chapter 6 'High-Technology Local Wars' and Beyond; Chapter 7 Conclusion;

Ka Po Ng is an associate professor at Aichi Bunkyo University, Japan.