| Summary: | 碩士 === 淡江大學 === 大陸研究所 === 89 === Ever since China started its economic reform program, there has been a gradual change of regulations and policies that help to form a more reasonable economic system. China''s macroscopic economy continues to grow very rapidly. By the end of 1999 China’s GDP was over eight trillion RMB, which is approaching the GDP of the Great Britain. The gross amount of international trade was over 360 billion US dollars with a trade surplus of 29.2 billion US dollars. The actual foreign investment for that year was 40.3 billion which makes China second only to the US in attracting foreign investments. More and more countries are now recognizing China''s potential to become the largest market in the world.
The successful economic development has also helped China to gain more resources to upgrade her military. Due to the insistent communist ideology and CCP''s absolute monopoly of political power, China''s current development has created a serious concern of her potential threat among nearby countries. The ever-present possibility of military invasion by China has always been the greatest driving factor in Taiwan''s need for constant vigilance in national security.
Therefore, the purpose of this study is to examine China''s macro-economic development and that development''s role in the speed of military buildup .By using a systematic analysis , a reasonable judgment and proper conclusions can be made.
Traditionally the military of one country logically tends to project its enemy''s strength on a broader scale so that there are fewer surprises when in confrontation. However, an over-estimation about enemy''s strength might mislead a country in its own military preparation or ever create unnecessary social instability.
An adequate projection about Chinese military power is the main principle for this research .The methodology of quantitative analysis will be used to study China''s economic development and its influence and implication toward China''s national defense .A comparative study of US military in preparation for the hi-tech Gulf War provides a framework of references .By using a similar model one can find a better understanding about the relationship between China''s macroscopic economy and her armed forces.
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