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International Relations of the Asia-Pacific Advance Access originally published online on March 6, 2006
International Relations of the Asia-Pacific 2006 6(2):227-247; doi:10.1093/irap/lci144
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International Relations of the Asia Pacific Vol. 6 No. 2 © Oxford University Press and the Japan Association of International Relations 2006, all rights reserved

Jiang Zemin's military thought and legacy

Ta-chen Cheng

Department of Public Administration, Tamkang University, Taiwan
Email: yourdonasontw{at}yahoo.com.tw and yourdonason{at}yahoo.com

Nearly for 15 years as the Chairman of China's Central Military Commission, Jiang Zemin, albeit lack of real military experience, has gradually developed his military theories and principles in the process of consolidating military authority. Unquestionably, Jiang is not only the core of the third generation leadership in China, but also the most powerful man in China's military until now. That makes researchers interested in exploring military thought of this man controlling the largest armies in the world. In this paper, Jiang's basic military framework, ‘Five Sentences’, including ‘Politically Qualified’, ‘Militarily Tough’, ‘Attitudinally Excellent’, ‘Strictly Disciplined’ and ‘Materially Guaranteed’ will be separately discussed. With interpretations of ‘Five Sentences’, the author will thereafter provide personal comments and analysis.


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