PLA Watch - Monthly Newsletter
PLA Watch is a monthly newsletter from the Center for China Analysis, delivering insights into the latest developments in Chinese military affairs. Drawing from primary Chinese-language sources, it tracks the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) — its activities, strategies, and evolving capabilities — filling a critical gap in the China-watching community.
Each issue is divided into five sections:
PLA News covers major announcements, leadership visits, and military exercises.
PLA Strategy examines interpretations of Xi Jinping’s military thought and writings by PLA strategists on doctrine and warfare.
PLA Modernization focuses on how PLA authors propose integrating new technologies into operations.
PLA Research Highlights curates recent academic publications by PLA scholars.
PLA Observers features Western research on the PLA.
About the Asia Society Policy Institute’s Center for China Analysis
Established in 2022, the Asia Society Policy Institute’s Center for China Analysis (CCA) is a leading global think tank committed to decoding China's complexities with an "inside-out" approach by offering evidence-based, independent, and policy-relevant analyses with a balanced, holistic, and human-centered focus. Presenting consistently objective analysis with policy impact, it prioritizes Chinese-language source material, emphasizes third-country analyses of China’s international engagement, and actively engages with counterpart institutions around the world to study China and its global role.
To learn more about CCA, please visit https://asiasociety.org/policy-institute/center-china-analysis.
