Can China’s PLA fight a modern war?
China’s failures to reform the army may lie deep in the ancient military mindset that doesn’t fit modern requirements.
Appia Institute asian news
US rhetoric of self-destruction?
A general problem in these American elections is that the climate of rhetorical violence and the spread of conspiracy theories is a double-edged sword.
The PLA’s dangerously double-edged sword
On the eve of China’s President Xi Jinping’s visit to Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron sounded a loud alarm bell when he said “Europe faces imminent danger” and that “things can fall apart very quickly.”
On contradiction between the US and China
The most important thing to understand is whether the contradiction is within the people or between the people and their enemies. The former can be solved through discussion and debate; the latter can lead to conflict and war.
Iran’s North Koreanization gambit
Tehran upped the ante and scored a strategic success with its attack. Israel also achieved its outcomes. The Middle East game has become more dangerous.