Category: China
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THE REALITY OF CHINA : PART 1 – A DISCUSSION
China is changing and changing fast. The change is revisionist in nature with a back to basics approach, driven by demographics and ambition – individual and collective. The entire exercise makes China more militaristic and aggressive than before. It is in this context that Aadi and I have embarked on a three part discussion to examine the…
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WIN THE TAIWAN BATTLE AND LOSE THE CHINA WAR by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Background The priority task of PLA is capturing Taiwan and reunification with China. Xi Jinping keeps vowing to pursue “reunification” with Taiwan by peaceful means. However China keeps carrying out massive air violations into Taiwan’s Air Defence Identification Zone. It also carries out amphibious exercises to capture Island territories. It is a typical two faced Chinese mutt(yin) and jeff (yang)strategy. Analyses indicate…
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CHINA : A FIRE-BREATHING DRAGON OR A SICK LIZARD? By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Articles which substantiate this analysis Current Revisionism in China The Chinese Wobble China is bellicose and militaristic towards India and Taiwan. The hurry to usurp Taiwan is palpable. Massive air violations and amphibious exercises. Xi Jinping’s speech on the eve of the Taiwanese National Day, exhorted it to peacefully unite with the motherland or else… Even a time line is…
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OUTLINES OF MULTI DIMENSIONAL NEO-REVISIONISM IN CHINA by LT GEN P R SHANKAR (R)
Revisionism has been a way of life in China for more than a century. China transited from imperialism to nationalism to Maoism to capitalism with socialist principles. It has just embarked on another revision from capitalism to an uncertain form of socialism with an ideological mix of Mao, Marx and Xi Jinping. The current revisionism…
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The Chinese Wobble : Part 3
If you have not read the first two parts please read them before proceeding further. It will enable you to understand the context of this article from the larger perspective. . 1 – Preamble to the Wobble Please Click Here Part 2 – The Cobbles in the Wobble Please Click here Part 3 – An…
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The Chinese Wobble – Part 2 by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Part 1 – The Preamble to the Wobble If you have not read the first part please read it before proceeding further. it will enable you to understand the context of this article from the larger perspective. . click here for Part 1 Part 2- The Cobbles in the Wobble China has once again…
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The Chinese Wobble – Part 1 by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Part 1- The Preamble to the Wobble Last year China was seen to be displacing USA as the undisputed global power. It was the only large economy booming during the pandemic. It had declared victory over the Virus. Militarily it was threatening against India and assertive in the South China Sea was. Hong Kong was swallowed into…
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Discussion on Chinese Offensive Designs
Last year around this time, everyone in India was wondering if the Chinese would recommence their offensives this summer. The summer has come and gone. There has been no indication of any Chinese offensive intent. However, with the news filtering out that the Chinese have changed their Commander of WTC for the fourth time and…
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A Military Dialogue on Indo Taiwan Relationship
Prof Shen, Namrata Hasija, Aadi and I had a very interesting dialogue on the Indo – Taiwanese relationship in the context of dealing with our common adversary – China. It was an important dialogue for me. It vastly expanded my understanding of China. Major points which flowed from this dialogue were :- 1. Understanding…
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China's Superpower Status – A Discussion
This is a discussion with Aadi based on my earlier article China : A Superpower Not to Be. We discuss all reasons as to why China will not be a superpower. More importantly we discuss what the opportunities for India are.
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