"Cheung examines why and how China under Xi Jinping is building a techno-security state, where national security, innovation, and economic development converge. The book covers both the strategic vision guiding this transformation to policy implementation in the economic, technological,...

China's Entrepreneurial Army offers a fascinating insight into the complex interwoven relationship between state power, military burden, and economic prosperity in today's China. From the early 1980s to the end of the 1990s, the People's Liberation Army went into business to make up for falling...

Intro -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1. Bridging the Civil-Military Technological Divide in the Information Age -- Integrating the Civilian and Defense Economies -- China's Enduring Quest for Wealth and Military Power -- The National Innovation Systems Framework...