
China Is Going to War
Gordon G. Chang(Author)
Encounter Books,USA (Publisher)
Published on 18. July 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
56 pages
978-1-64177-371-3 (ISBN)
Description
The Communist Party of China is fast-tracking the largest military buildup since the Second World War; it is sanctions-proofing itself; it is stockpiling grain; it is surveying America for nuclear weapons strikes; and, most ominously, it is mobilizing China's civilians for battle.
In the past decade, ruler Xi Jinping has militarized the Chinese political system. As a result, the People's Liberation Army has become so powerful that, like the bloodthirsty Japanese military of the 1930s, it believes it can do whatever it wants.
Xi Jinping has no answer for mounting internal crises. He knows the Chinese people are increasingly angry. His only way out is to unify the nation with the prospect of conflict. Inside the Party, there is an almost irresistible imperative for war.Meanwhile, Washington and other Western capitals lack urgency.
Naysayers tell us that war is neither inevitable nor imminent, but how many times in history has a militant regime embarked on a breakneck military buildup and not launched a war of aggression?
In the past decade, ruler Xi Jinping has militarized the Chinese political system. As a result, the People's Liberation Army has become so powerful that, like the bloodthirsty Japanese military of the 1930s, it believes it can do whatever it wants.
Xi Jinping has no answer for mounting internal crises. He knows the Chinese people are increasingly angry. His only way out is to unify the nation with the prospect of conflict. Inside the Party, there is an almost irresistible imperative for war.Meanwhile, Washington and other Western capitals lack urgency.
Naysayers tell us that war is neither inevitable nor imminent, but how many times in history has a militant regime embarked on a breakneck military buildup and not launched a war of aggression?
More details
Edition
Unabridged edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Interest Age: From 18 years
Edition type
Unabridged edition
Product notice
With flaps
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 174 mm
Width: 120 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight
60 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-64177-371-3 (9781641773713)
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Person
Gordon G. Chang, who lived and worked in Asia for almost two decades, is the author of The Great U.S.-China Tech War, Losing South Korea, The Coming Collapse of China, and Nuclear Showdown: North Korea Takes On the World. Follow him on Twitter @GordonGChang.