INTRODUCTION
This is an updated version of a paper presented at the Carlisle
PLA Conference in October 2018 hosted by the US Army War
College, National Bureau of Asian Research, National Defense
University, and the US Indo-Pacic Command. The US Army
War College published an abbreviated version of the paper as
a chapter in the book “The People in the PLA 2.0” available at
https://press.armywarcollege.edu/monographs/944/
T
his paper examines the PLA’s reforms
targeting the development of joint
commanders and staff, and efforts to
and a well-trained joint force are fundamental
requirements to propel the PLA into the echelons of
the world’s advanced militaries. The PLA’s military
• Cultivating joint command talent and promoting realistic and complex joint training at
the campaign and tactical levels is critical to the successful implementation of integrated
•
The implications for the PLA of successful implementation of joint talent cultivation and
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informationized warfare, and intelligent warfare systems and operational methods into the
technologies and operational methods into the force.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Kevin McCauley
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Cultivating Joint Talent:
PLA Education and Training Reforms
