China's Quest for Military Supremacy provides a broad and accessible exploration of Chinese military power, including relations between the Chinese Communist Party and its army, the strategic worldview of Chinese leaders, military strategy and resourcing, force structure and modernization across all the domains, military diplomacy and coercive activities, preparations for war, and the emerging global role for the People's Liberation Army. It also identifies constraints on China's military progress from tensions between the party and the army to limited expertise in modern ("joint" operations, alongside maneuvering by the United States and others to deter Chinese aggression. China's focus on regional military supremacy means that it currently lacks the capabilities and infrastructure needed to operate with the same lethality beyond Asia. Different futures are possible, and the book concludes with a preview of what it might take for a truly "world-class" Chinese military to take the global stage.

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Joel Wuthnow is the Director of the Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs.

Phillip Saunders is a Senior Research Fellow in the Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs.