The People's Liberation Army's Search for Overseas Basing and Access: A Framework to Assess Potential Host Nations

Abstract

This report documents research and analysis conducted as part of a project entitled Alternative Futures for Competition with China: The PLA Goes Global, sponsored by U.S. Army Pacific. The purpose of the project was to assess China's development of basing, access, and military capabilities that will allow it to project power beyond the Indo-Pacific region and examine the implications for the U.S. Army as it prepares to compete with China in a global context over the next ten to 20 years.This research was conducted within RAND Arroyo Center's Strategy, Doctrine, and Resources Program. RAND Arroyo Center, part of the RAND Corporation, is a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) sponsored by the United States Army.RAND operates under a "Federal-Wide Assurance" (FWA00003425) and complies with the Code of Federal Regulations for the Protection of Human Subjects Under United States Law (45 CFR 46), also known as "the Common Rule," as well as with the implementation guidance set forth in DoD Instruction 3216.02.