TY - JOUR AU - Chang, Parris H. AB - Its Influence on National Security Policy PARRIS H. CHANG DOES A "military-industrial complex" exist in the People's Re­ public of China? If so, what does it consist of? How and through what channels does it take part in the deliberations of China's national security policy? To what extent has it affected the national security policy output? This essay is a preliminary attempt to examine these questions. The term "military-industrial complex," which was first coined by President Eisenhower almost a decade and a half ago, is highly im­ precise in conception and has been given different meanings by dif­ ferent writers. If a military-industrial complex is defined as an aggre­ gate of organizations and groups that share common outlooks and attitudes, operate as the primary claimants and advisors to the political leadership in the realm of national security policy, and whose activity is directly dependent upon the allocation of national resources, then it is not only not alive in China, but is also well and flourishing. In structural terms, such a complex probably consists of the fol­ lowing: (1) China's military establishment; (2) the defense industries and related research and development institutions; ( 3) heavy industry; and ( 4) segments TI - China’s Military-Industrial Complex JF - Asian Affairs: An American Review DO - 10.1080/00927678.1975.10587661 DA - 1975-01-01 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/taylor-francis/china-s-military-industrial-complex-F0yappFWKy SP - 145 EP - 154 VL - 2 IS - 3 DP - DeepDyve ER -