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Contents
PREFACE 5
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 6
CHAPTER ONE: UNDERSTANDING THE PRC'S STRATEGY 17
CHAPTER TWO: PLA FORCES, CAPABILITIES, AND POWER PROJECTION 63
CHAPTER THREE: OPERATIONAL STRUCTURE AND ACTIVITIES ON CHINA'S PERIPHERY 133
CHAPTER FOUR: THE PLA'S GROWING GLOBAL PRESENCE 165
CHAPTER FIVE: RESOURCES AND TECHNOLOGY FOR FORCE MODERNIZATION 180
CHAPTER SIX: DEFENSE CONTACTS AND EXCHANGES IN 2022 189
SPECIAL TOPICS 193
APPENDIX I: PRC AND TAIWAN FORCES DATA 201
APPENDIX II: SELECTED BILATERAL AND MULTILATERAL EXERCISES IN 2022 203
APPENDIX III: ABBREVIATIONS 204