The Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy guided-missile destroyer Baotou (133) during joint military drills between Iran, Russia, and China in the Gulf of Oman on March 11, 2025. Iranian Army office/AFP via Getty Images
This series, “China’s Aggressive Rhetoric Against Japan Doesn’t Align With Its Actual Military Strength,” compares the military strengths of China and Japan, showing that a real conflict could expose serious vulnerabilities within the Chinese People’s Liberation Army. Read part one here.
Potential Air Warfare in the East China Sea
Although the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) rhetoric toward Japan has grown more pointed, the underlying balance of power makes an actual clash unlikely. The People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA’s) capabilities and internal problems explain why.
Shen Zhou
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Shen Zhou, a former design engineer for military vehicles, is a China observer who has paid close attention to the Chinese regime’s military expansion over the years. He started contributing to The Epoch Times in 2020.
