In this episode, Professor Taylor Fravel of MIT explores the evolution of China’s military strategy since 1949, analyzing its transformation from preparing for total war to focusing on localized conflicts and informatised warfare. Drawing insights from his acclaimed book Active Defense, Fravel discusses the goals and components of China’s current military strategy, with a special emphasis on Taiwan, territorial disputes, and nuclear policy. He highlights key moments of strategic change, such as in 1956, 1980, and 1993, and explains the conditions under which China has adjusted its defense policies.
- China military strategy
- People’s Liberation Army (PLA)
- Taylor Fravel lecture
- Informatised warfare
- Taiwan defense policy
- China’s military transformation since 1949
- Active Defense book by Taylor Fravel
- PLA strategic guidelines evolution
- South China Sea island-building strategy
- China’s response to the Quad
- Informatised conflict in PLA military policy
- Taylor Fravel on China’s 1956, 1980, 1993 strategies
- PLA nuclear strategy and territorial disputes
- China military strategy Q&A session
- Communist Party’s influence on PLA strategic shifts
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