Category: China
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China : Middle Kingdom to Mother Earth by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
For the best part of the last decade we witnessed China’s ‘gravity defying’ rise. The immediate aftermath of the Chinese Virus opened the possibility of a new China Centric global order. In all this fancy talk, people forgot about two guys. Newton and Xi Jinping. Newtons gravitational theory reminds us that whatever goes up fast, comes down…
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A Peek Into Everyday China – Part 5 : Something Unusual by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Nothing like beginning a new year in China. The headlines in the last week of 2021 and on New Year’s Day give you a sense that all is not well in China…something is amiss…the pace at which ‘amiss’ is happening is increasing…These days when I read anything about China I get reminded about the famous…
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A Discussion on PLA : Part 5 – The Marine Geography
PART 1 : Basics of PLA and Its Evolution Click here to see PART 1 PART 2 – Organisation and Command Structure Click here to see PART 2 PART 3: Explanation of the Organisations Click here to see PART 3 PART 4 : Effects of Himalayan Terrain on PLA Opertaions Click here to see PART 4 In…
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China in a Slow Melt : A Discussion
I had a great discussion (Live) with Mr Sree Iyer on China in a slow melt. Article on this subject can be viewed here Gunners Shot Website
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A Peek Into Everyday China – Part 4 : The Drivers And Danger Of The Slow Melt By Lt Gen PR Shankar (Retired)
Discussion on on this subject can be viewed @ P Gurus Channel Paul Krugman’s article in New Yok Times, Is China in Big Trouble, The Wall Street Journal article, The Slow Meltdown of the Chinese Economy, Ruchir Sharma’s article China is faltering, but The World is not Feeling the Effects, and South China Morning Post article China’s Growth Model is…
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A Discussion on PLA – PART 4
PART 1 : Basics of PLA and Its Evolution Click here to see PART 1 PART 2 – Organisation and Command Structure Click here to see PART 2 PART 3: Explanation of the Organisations CLICK TO SEE PART 3 In this part we discuss the effect of terrain on PLA
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A DISCUSSION ON PLA : PART 3
PART 1 : Basics of PLA and Its Evolution Click here to see PART 1 PART 2 – Organisation and Command Structure Click here to see PART 2 In this part Aadi and I expand on the various Forces of the PLA as an explanation to its organisation; which we outlined in Part 2.
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A PEEK INTO EVERYDAY CHINA : PART 3 BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR (R)
PART 1 @ https://www.gunnersshot.com/2021/11/a-peek-inside-everyday-china-by-lt-gen.html PART 2 @ https://www.gunnersshot.com/2021/11/a-peek-into-everyday-china-part-2-by-lt.html This is the first article I am writing since the late CDS, General Bipin Rawat joined the ashes of his fathers and temples of his gods. It was great to see people of Nilgiris giving their final ‘Vannakam’ to their ‘Veera’. It is in this context, I thought that…
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The Peng Shuai Volley by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
A Chinese tennis player throwing a #MeToo accusation at a CCP top level politician is largely an internal affair for China. Such issues are forgotten after some time. However a headline from South China Morning Post on 05 Dec, caught my eye. It said “How Peng Shuai is fanning the embers of China’s #MeToo movement”. Such a head…
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