Armia ery Xi Jinpinga. Kierunki przemian chińskich sił zbrojnych na początku XXI wieku
The army of the Xi Jinping era. Directions of changes in the Chinese armed forces at the beginning of the 21st century

Summary/Abstract: The article hypothesizes that China's economic growth has led to the evolution of a strategic culture, which has influenced the PLA's modernization and reform priorities, resulting in the PRC's growing aggressive and revisionist attitude. The case study adopted the perspective of neoclassical realism, and as intervening variables Chinese strategic culture and China's armed forces. Considering the caveat that for neoclassical realists, it is more important to explain the causes than the effects of a given foreign policy, the article focuses on explaining the intervening variables. The modernization of China's armed forces is carried out according to the principles of the Revolution in Military Affairs "with Chinese characteristics". Since 2014, China has been preparing for a "local information war". Technological modernization is accompanied by changes in military strategy and organizational changes in the People's Liberation Army. China intends to build armed forces that will be prepared primarily to wage war in the maritime, air, and cyber domains. China is preparing to take the initiative in a future war as soon as possible and conduct offensive actions. Recent organizational changes prove how important a role Chinese planners attach to the cyber domain.

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