Chinas Use of Military Force

Diandra Dewi Neelapaichit Korbkusol

Content
Traditional Use of Military Force MOOTW Sichuan Earthquake

Traditional Use of Force

Prepared for war Protect the people from foreign aggressor

MOOTW
[..f]ocus on deterring war, resolving conflict, promoting peace, and supporting civil authorities in response to domestic crises.1 deter potential aggressors
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HADR

Joint Doctrine Joint Force Employment: Military Operations Other Than War J-7 Operational Plans and Interoperability Directorate, p.9, < http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/jrm/mootw.pdf>.

MOOTW
MOOTW Involving Simultaneous Operations

Theater

Combat MOOTW

NonCombat MOOTW

Source: Joint Doctrine Joint Force Employment: Military Operations Other Than War J-7 Operational Plans and Interoperability Directorate, p.14, < http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/jrm/mootw.pdf>.

Types of MOOTW
Arms Control Humanitarian Assistance Ensure Freedom of Navigation and Overflight Peace Operations Recovery Operations Strike and Raids Show of Force Operations

MOOTW in Chinese Context

Regulations on the Army's Participation in Emergency Rescue and Disaster Relief The Emergency Response Law

2Contingency

response law of the Peoples Republic of China, passed by the National Peoples Congress Standing Committee (NPC SC) on August 30, 2007, available from www.gov.cn/flfg/200708/30/content_732593.htm.;

MOOTW in Chinese Context (Cont.)

Four Level of Contingency: I Very Severe II Severe III Relatively Severe IV - Average

PLA

Sichuan Earthquake 2008

Source: Peoples Daily, China Reports 88,928 Deaths in Natural Disasters Last Year, May 25, 2009, available at http:// english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6664599.pdf

Map of Aftershock

Damages in the epicenter

people and children trapped and buried

Helps coming in

Premier Wen arrived and talks to the victims

Paratroopers in action

Victims in tears

PLA on their rescue operations

The city after the earthquake

The road after the earthquake

The PLA
deployed 146,000 troops, mobilized 75,000 militiamen, flew over 4,700 sorties employed 533,000 vehicles. They rescued 3,338 survivors, evacuated 1.4 million local residents, and transported, airlifted and airdropped 1.574 million tons of relief materials.
2Chinas

National Defense in 2008, Information Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China (Beijing: March11, 2009), http://www.china.org.cn/e-white/5/5.3.htm

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