Commentary
Beijing has called a U.S. drone strike that killed civilians in Afghanistan an “atrocity,” but this is a manipulative and hypocritical tactic that ignores far worse atrocities like the Tiananmen Square massacre.
Thinking About China
Opinion
Beijing Manipulates Narrative of Tragic US Drone Strike to Cover Up China’s Abuses
A U.S. Air Force aircraft takes off from the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan on Aug. 30, 2021. Aamir Qureshi/AFP via Getty Images
|Updated:
Morgan Deane
Author
Morgan Deane is a former U.S. Marine, a military historian, and a freelance author. He studied military history at Kings College London and Norwich University. Morgan works as a professor of military history at the American Public University. He is a prolific author whose writings include "Decisive Battles in Chinese History," "Dragon’s Claws with Feet of Clay: A Primer on Modern Chinese Strategy," and the forthcoming, "Beyond Sunzi: Classical Chinese Debates on War and Government." His military analysis has been published in Real Clear Defense and Strategy Bridge, among other publications.
