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China's Growing Risk Tolerance in Space

China's Growing Risk Tolerance in Space People's Liberation Army Perspectives and Escalation Dynamics - Research Report

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Chinese leaders see themselves in competition with the United States to build military power in space. The ongoing development of U.S. and Chinese capabilities could lead to unstable competition in space, raising the risk of rapid, and perhaps unintended, military escalation. This report surveys open-source literature across the Chinese defense enterprise to present a composite image of People's Liberation Army (PLA) perspectives and key factors for U.S.-China crisis stability in space. It draws on authoritative materials, including leader speeches reported in official media, defense white papers, and official professional military education, which collectively reflect political leader guidance and PLA strategy and doctrine. The findings suggest that the PLA's thinking on escalation dynamics in space has become significantly more risk-tolerant than that found in PLA documents published just a decade prior. This shift emphasizes Xi Jinpi

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ISBN: 9781977413468
Publisher: RAND, Project Air Force
Imprint: RAND Corporation
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Language: English
Weight: 127g
Height: 279mm
Width: 216mm
Spine width: 2mm