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A Chinese general sees a ruthless America striving to contain his nation’s growth

By Larry Kummer, Editor / 21 October 2015 19 October 2015

Summary: This series of posts provides excerpts from a recent speech by Qiao Liang, a Major General in the People’s Liberation Army. These give a glimpse into the thinking of China’s elites, unlike the US-centric perspective provided by our news media. In part 3 he gives his big picture view of the decade’s global geopolitics. …

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A Chinese general judges America’s leadership of the world economy

By Larry Kummer, Editor / 14 October 2015 14 October 2015

Summary: This series of posts provides excerpts from a recent speech by Qiao Liang, a Major General in the People’s Liberation Army. They give a glimpse into the thinking of China’s elites, unlike the US-centric perspective provided by our news media. Here the General looks at America’s leadership of the world economy, and its effects …

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The American Empire, as seen by a Major General of the PLA

By Larry Kummer, Editor / 9 October 2015 21 January 2019

PLA Major General Qiao Liang shows us how China’s leaders see the world. It’s not as we do.

China introduces us to the future of warfare (asymmetric)

By Larry Kummer, Editor / 7 October 2015 28 November 2018

Summary: This series about China’s perspective on geopolitics and strategy begins with an excerpt from one of the most important and most underestimated textbooks about modern warfare, published in 1999. The following posts have excerpts from a recent speech by one of the authors, now a Major General in the People’s Liberation Army. These give …

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