United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office National Security and International Affairs Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1995-06-06 monographic deposited born digital 56 p. GA 1.13:NSIAD-95-84 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-84 P0b002ee18039b068 f:ns95084 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-84 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-84 NSIAD-95-84 Foreign governments Military procurement Advanced weapons systems Comparative analysis Military aircraft International relations Military training Defense budgets Economic development Foreign exchange rates China Persian Gulf War Su-27 Aircraft South China Sea MK-46 Torpedo AN/TPQ-37 Radar SA-10 Air Defense System Kilo Class Submarine Russia Israel Crotale Air Defense System International Monetary Fund Whitehead Antisubmarine Torpedo Luhu Class Destroyer Jiangwei Class Frigate Dayun Class Supply Ship MiG-29 Aircraft IL-76 Aircraft T-72 Tank Japan South Korea Taiwan Thailand Singapore Malaysia Chapter Report NSIAD GAO provided information on China's military modernization effort and how it compares to other Asian nations' military modernization efforts.<p/>GAO found that: (1) China has acquired some new advanced weapons systems, restructured and reduced its forces, and improved its training and equipment for a few ground units; (2) although China's military budget has increased by 159 percent from 1985 to 1990, there has been no real growth in China's official defense budget; (3) most of the budget increases have been for salaries and benefits for personnel; (4) weapons acquisitions, research and development, and profits from defense and commercial military sales are not part of China's official military budget; (5) China's military modernization effort is driven by China's desire to become the leading regional power in Asia, to protect its economic and territorial interests, and to maintain its internal stability, and by lessons learned from the Persian Gulf War about the obsolescence of its military equipment and doctrine; (6) China's increasing military capability is causing regional anxieties about its intentions, but China's increasing economic dependence on international trade and foreign investment may temper its aggressive tendencies; (7) many Asian nations are modernizing their militaries and are shifting their military focus from internal to external security threats, particularly in the face of potential U.S. military withdrawal from numerous territorial disputes; and (8) the United States and other Asian nations are emphasizing bilateral arrangements and multilateral dialogue to deter aggression and prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-84/html/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-84.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-84/pdf/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-84.pdf GAO/NSIAD-95-84 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-84 Chapter Report GAO/NSIAD-95-84; National Security: Impact of China's Military Modernization in the Pacific Region; Foreign governments Military procurement Advanced weapons systems Comparative analysis Military aircraft International relations Military training Defense budgets Economic development Foreign exchange rates China Persian Gulf War Su-27 Aircraft South China Sea MK-46 Torpedo AN/TPQ-37 Radar SA-10 Air Defense System Kilo Class Submarine Russia Israel Crotale Air Defense System International Monetary Fund Whitehead Antisubmarine Torpedo Luhu Class Destroyer Jiangwei Class Frigate Dayun Class Supply Ship MiG-29 Aircraft IL-76 Aircraft T-72 Tank Japan South Korea Taiwan Thailand Singapore Malaysia