GCKN: CultureGram – China is not Monolithic: Defining Generations Within the Chinese Social Context.

The current, senior leadership in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and People’s Liberation Army (PLA ) are primarily from the 50’s decade-based generation. Their outlook on the world is different from the more open-minded 80’s decade-based generation that will dominate the field grade and flag officer corps in the mid-2030s when China anticipates overtaking the U.S. as a military force.