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Groupthink? PLA Leading Small Groups and the Prospect for Real Reform and Change in the Chinese Military

As a result of the 18^th Party Congress and its subsequent plenums, especially the Third Plenum in the fall of 2013, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army has embarked on a broad set of institutional reforms, tackling training, political work, command and control, and corruption among others. These reform efforts fall under the purview of newly established “leading groups,” led by senior officials in the relevant offices. This article examines the personnel and institutional makeup of these new groups, outlines their declared and undeclared missions, and assesses the probability of their success.

Monday, July 28, 2014 0 min read By:

James Mulvenon,