whats the reason of those official's families living abroad? does that include like singapore?
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2025 review of PLA developments, with some thoughts on what 2026 might bring. For my money this guy is the best, most unbiased commentator on the PLA, notwithstan ding a few minor errors. And he shares the same scathing view of CMPR 2025 as most of SDF. Interesting claim that 50/90 space launches had some military purpose or utility.
The Chinese army has released footage of its troops training in anticipation of the emergence of drones on the battlefield. Drones have changed the course of combat. While air defense and electronic warfare systems are currently unable to fully counter drones, training is especially important. Troops are moving, exploiting terrain and any obstacles to reduce the threat of drone strikes.
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No, coercive vulnerability only truly arise when you move a significant, if not the overwhelming majority of your life savings abroad.
For the CIA to openly kidnap Chinese nationals in America to use as leverage is a massive escalation that will catapult the issue straight to top international incident (as happened with the Meng case). But for the US to seize a random house and bank accounts is basically a Tuesday.
Studying abroad is low risk as you will just be renting and unless you broke any laws, you can get home eventually without loosing too much time. The main threat the US can apply to students is deportation not illegal detention.
But if you relocated family abroad, odds are you have purchased property and have significant amounts of funds in foreign banks to support your overseas family. It would be child’s play for the US to seize your assets under the pretext of a plethora of excuses and you can basically kiss those asset’s goodbye, as even if you do have a great case, the legal costs of fighting those charges in court will almost certainly be more than the assets. So A. you can’t afford American justice, and B. Even if you can afford it, it’s basically just throwing good money after bad at that point.
After they have financially ruined you, with a very real prospect that your partner is going to divorce you, that’s when treason becomes tempting if certain US government representatives offers to make you whole plus a massive cash bonus.
And the worst thing with this is that it’s basically minimal cost to America. They are using your own assets to blackmail you. So there is basically no downside for them. Either you flip, or it’s a new Christmas bonus for them.
By the way, they don't need to kidnap they can for instance blackmail that person, either by filming him in an appropriate way, or believe it or not, if he's a man he can be rapped and blackmailed to hide that fact as it'll destroy him.
Don't underestimate how far your enemy will go.
Don't underestimate how far your enemy will go.
They still need to iron out some kinks in their training. That hollywood action movie roll into the crater was completely unnecessary.
There are reports (many from the typical bullshit side of Chinese Beijing "watchers", but a few credible watchers have also expressed shock) that Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli may be in trouble. They were both absent from today's opening of a study session on the 4th plenum at the Party School of the CPC Central Committee, as well as the expanded meeting of the Central Military Commission’s Discipline Inspection Commission a few days ago.
A US project to identify Chinese deficiencies. Please look at this from US perspective
TIDALWAVE is a progressive Artificial Intelligence–enabled model and computer simulation to simulate a protracted conflict between the U.S. and the People’s Republic of China (PRC). TIDALWAVE identifies gaps and deficiencies and corresponding solutions to resolve anticipated shortfalls in our ability to project and sustain the joint force and to exploit adversary vulnerabilities in order to deplete their ability to conduct military operations. The project examines both U.S. and PRC systems anticipated to have the greatest impact on the conflict: fuel and ammunition. Our ultimate aim is to guide national deliberations on how best to deter a war, and project and sustain U.S. and allied forces in a protracted conflict if required, resolve existing deficiencies, and exploit adversary weaknesses.
That person is also a long time SDF forum member and poster.
Many high officials were absent too. I don't think that conference was so important that all high ranks should come