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Don’t Think the Chinese Military Is a ‘Paper Tiger’

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Don’t Think the Chinese Military Is a ‘Paper Tiger’
China's DF-41 nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missiles are seen during a military parade at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Oct. 1, 2019. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images
Grant Newsham
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I keep hearing these days that the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is a “paper tiger.”

Grant Newsham
Grant Newsham
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Grant Newsham is a retired U.S. Marine officer and a former U.S. diplomat and business executive with many years in the Asia/Pacific region. He is a senior fellow with the Japan Forum for Strategic Studies (Tokyo) and Center for Security Policy and the Yorktown Institute in Washington, D.C. He is the author of the best selling book “When China Attacks: A Warning to America.”
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