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I've skimmed through some posts about Chinese military affairs, and there are just too many errors and biases. Let me give you an introduction to the current Chinese military and military strategy from the perspective of Chinese themselves. (My English is not very good, so my expression may not be fluent or clear enough, and there may even be mistakes).

In 2015, the top command believed that the previous military management and command system lacked clear division of functions and specialization, making it difficult to efficiently coordinate operations among different services. It was also inadequate for coping with high-tech warfare between major powers and high-intensity localized conflicts under conditions of informatization. Without improving the command structure, the PLA's combat capability would be severely restricted. Subsequently, the PLA began implementing reforms. The goal of the reform is to adapt to informationized warfare by assigning military management and operational command to different services and theaters, allowing each theater and service to focus on its own development and thus enhancing the overall combat effectiveness of the entire military.

**I. Overall Strategy**

China's defense policy is defensive in nature. The government stated in its 2019 white paper, "We will never threaten any country or seek any sphere of influence." It pursues a policy of not being the first to use nuclear weapons and does not participate in any military alliances. This is different from the Soviet Union. Although both are socialist countries, China, unlike the Soviet Union, does not seek global military presence or pursue "world revolution." For us Chinese, ideology is not important; reality is what matters. Under the central strategy of "centering on economic development," China's defense strategy is destined to be defensive in nature.

**II. Potential Conflict**

The only region where large-scale conflict could potentially occur in China is Taiwan.

The military is working to build Anti-Access/Area Denial (A2/AD) capabilities to prevent U.S. military intervention in China.

Although foreigners like to refer to China and Taiwan separately, this is incorrect for both the CCP and the Taiwanese authorities. Regardless of whether it is the "People's Republic of China" or the "Republic of China," Taiwan is a province, because they both claim sovereignty over the entire territory of China. In their dealings with other countries, they all demand one or the other. That is where the “one China” principle comes from, that is, you can only choose between the Chinese Communist Government and the Taiwan authorities.

This situation stems from the civil war many years ago, in which the Kuomintang government lost all internal provinces except Taiwan Province. You can see today's conflict between Taiwan and the mainland as a continuation of that civil war.

The CCP has always tried to achieve true national unity, even nominally (one country, two systems allows Taiwan to retain its military and all political systems unchanged, only requiring the Taiwanese authorities to recognize themselves as a local government, while the CCP is the legitimate central government). However, obviously, this has not been smooth. The Taiwanese authorities are unwilling to accept only becoming a local government, even nominally.

If you were to ask me whether the mainland would attack Taiwan? My answer is I don't know. As long as Taiwan is still called the "Republic of China" and remains within the framework of "One China," not seeking to become a "Taiwan Republic" hostile to China, then armed conflict is unlikely to occur. As long as Taiwan nominally belongs to China, its ideology and system are something we don't particularly care about. If the "Republic of China" in Taiwan seeks to become a "Taiwan Republic" and willingly becomes a forward military base for the United States against China (Taiwan is only a hundred kilometers away from the mainland's heartland, and even deploying short-range weapons there would pose a huge threat), Then there's a possibility of war.

However, both sides have been calling out to each other for 70 years—whether it's the CCP aiming to reunify Taiwan Province or Taiwan planning to counterattack and unify China. So, who knows?

This is an analysis from a historical and geopolitical perspective. "Freedom" and "democracy" are good things, but this is not the real conflict between Taiwan and the mainland. That's all I'm going to write, and sometime I can talk more about how the Chinese view U.S. military actions and the strategic goals and approaches taken.

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