Datasets related to Key Trends and Drivers in Military Modernization in the Indo-Pacific: Implications for Australia and Responses

This dataset underlies the report generated entitled "Key Trends and Drivers in Military Modernization in the Indo-Pacific: Implications for Australia and Responses" by Bates Gill, Yves-Heng Lim, Antoine Levesques, Adam Lockyer, Fred Smith, Rahul Roy-Chaudhury, Viraj Solanki and Andrew T. H. Tan. This project addresses the priority Defence policy topic of Accelerating Regional Military Modernization (and Asymmetric Advantages). It assesses the trends, attributes and drivers of accelerating military modernization in the Indo-Pacific, in order to understand and clearly delineate the challenges facing Australia. The report then proceeds to examine the roles of the key actors in this phenomenon, namely, China, the United States and India. Finally, the project puts forward and assesses potential Australian responses in the face of the region’s accelerating military modernization dynamic. The dataset is made up of the following: 1. Estimated_Personnel_in_the_PRC_Armed_Forces_2016_and_2020.csv 2. Selected_PLA_Weaponry_2020.csv 3. Report - Military Modernization in the Indo-Pacific.pdf 4. Seminar_Recording_1920x1080_GMT20220915-020051.mp4本数据集为Bates Gill、Yves-Heng Lim、Antoine Levesques、Adam Lockyer、Fred Smith、Rahul Roy-Chaudhury、Viraj Solanki及Andrew T. H. Tan联合撰写的题为《印太地区军事现代化的关键趋势与驱动因素：对澳大利亚的影响与应对方案》的报告提供核心数据支撑。本项目聚焦“加速区域军事现代化（及非对称优势）”这一国防政策重点议题，通过评估印太地区加速军事现代化的趋势、特征与驱动因素，旨在明晰澳大利亚所面临的各类挑战。随后，报告深入分析了该进程中的核心行为体——中国、美国与印度——所扮演的关键角色。最后，本项目针对印太地区军事现代化加速的发展态势，提出并评估了澳大利亚可采取的多项潜在应对策略。本数据集包含以下文件：1. 2016年与2020年中华人民共和国武装力量员额估算数据（Estimated_Personnel_in_the_PRC_Armed_Forces_2016_and_2020.csv）；2. 2020年中国人民解放军选定武器装备清单（Selected_PLA_Weaponry_2020.csv）；3. 印太地区军事现代化报告（Report - Military Modernization in the Indo-Pacific.pdf）；4. 2022年9月15日GMT时段02:00:51录制的1920×1080分辨率研讨会录像（Seminar_Recording_1920x1080_GMT20220915-020051.mp4）