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The PLA at Home and Abroad - Strategic Studies Institute - U.S. Army

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will examine China’s current logistics terminology,<br />

<strong>and</strong> compare it to the terminology of an advanced expeditionary<br />

force, the U.S. military.<br />

CHINA-U.S. COMPARISON OF LOGISTICS<br />

TERMS<br />

China’s military logistics moderniz<strong>at</strong>ion is largely<br />

taking place through the adapt<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>and</strong> exploit<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

of wh<strong>at</strong> can be absorbed from foreign militaries <strong>and</strong><br />

civilian advanced logistics capabilities. Logistics tests<br />

within the Jinan Military Region (MR) provide a basis<br />

for developing tested capability <strong>and</strong> st<strong>and</strong>ards th<strong>at</strong> can<br />

be radi<strong>at</strong>ed out to the entire force. But there are questions<br />

th<strong>at</strong> will be further examined about the content<br />

<strong>and</strong> pace of China’s military logistics improvements,<br />

<strong>and</strong> wh<strong>at</strong> kind of missions these improvements are really<br />

designed to provide, which are reflected in three<br />

key Chinese terms: Integr<strong>at</strong>ed Joint Logistics Support;<br />

Comprehensive Support; <strong>and</strong> Joint Logistics.<br />

Integr<strong>at</strong>ed Joint Logistics Support<br />

(一体化联合作战保障).<br />

This term is generally defined as the integr<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

of military services’ logistics, civil-military comp<strong>at</strong>ibility,<br />

<strong>and</strong> the combin<strong>at</strong>ion of wartime <strong>and</strong> peacetime<br />

functions to support mobiliz<strong>at</strong>ion. 32 <strong>The</strong> 16th Party<br />

Congress (2002) enshrined this concept, authorizing<br />

<strong>and</strong> encouraging civil-military integr<strong>at</strong>ion of peacetime<br />

logistics functions, know-how, <strong>and</strong> capacity to<br />

support wartime requirements th<strong>at</strong> have encouraged<br />

advanced planning <strong>and</strong> coordin<strong>at</strong>ion through Civil<br />

Air Defense organiz<strong>at</strong>ions, for example. Integr<strong>at</strong>ion of<br />

civil-military logistics support seeks to enhance military<br />

oper<strong>at</strong>ions by leveraging civil capacity.<br />

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