Military operations other than war (China) explained

See main article: Military operations other than war.

Chinese military operations other than war (MOOTW) focus on deterring war, resolving conflict, promoting peace, and supporting civil authorities in response to domestic crises.

The non-traditional missions of the Chinese armed forces have evolved as an increasingly used tool of statecraft.^[1] China has deployed forces in more than a dozen UN peacekeeping missions, and has committed over 3,000 personnel to UN peacekeeping operations.^{[2] [3]}

The People's Liberation Army (PLA) established specialized forces for military operations other than war. Current planning anticipates five specialized groups, including (a) flood and disaster relief forces, (b) post-earthquake emergency rescue forces, (c) emergency rescue forces for nuclear, chemical and biological disasters, (d) emergency relief force for transportation facilities and (e) international peacekeeping force.^[4]

MOOTW have been a subject of study at the National Defense University (NDU), which became a venue for examining the practical experience of equipment utilization and support. The characteristics, rules, contents and methods of equipment utilization and support in MOOTW were evaluated.^[5]

Select Chinese deployments

• Somali pirates, 2009: Naval escort missions in waters off Somalia.^[6]

See also

• Pax Sinica
• Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence
• China and the United Nations
• Chinese foreign aid

References

Sources

• Hellström, Jerker. "Blue Berets under the Red Flag: China in the UN Peacekeeping System", Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI) 2009
• Ling, Bonny. "China's Peacekeeping Diplomacy," China Rights Forum. No. 1, 2007.
• Ministry of National Defense of the People's Republic of China: Military operations other than war; China's Participation in UN Peacekeeping Operations

Notes and References

1. Watson, Cynthia. "The Chinese Armed Forces and Non-Traditional Missions: A Growing Tool of Statecraft," China Brief, Vol. 9, No. 4, February 20, 2009.
2. Web site: Is China contributing to the United Nations' mission?. 7 March 2016. CSIS China Power.
3. Ling, Bonny. "China's Peacekeeping Diplomacy," China Rights Forum. No. 1, 2007.
4. http://eng.mod.gov.cn/Database/MOOTW/2009-05/14/content_3100858.htm "PLA Constructs MOOTW Arms Force System,"
5. Wu Yulin and Liu Demao. "Academic symposium on MOOTW equipment utilization and support held in NDU," People's Liberation Army Daily. 2009-January 9, 2009.
6. Chin Jie. "Naval flotilla for escort mission in waters off Somalia, Gulf of Aden returns," Xinhua. August 21, 2009.