PLA as a World Power

China in the late 20th century has made a major turn around in the economic sector. China has made the transformation from an authoritarian regime where millions of people died of starvation to a huge and relatively free economic powerhouse. Home to a quarter of the world's population, China is unquestionably a major player in the world economy. But the leaders of China do not just want China to be an economic power, like all countries, China seeks the status and influences of a Great power . "It has been decreed that China should be the major nation in the Asia-Pacific region and therefor…