Beijing has been warned it needs to be prepared for a worst-case scenario of armed confrontation with the US. FMTNews Covid19 China
People in Seoul walking past a China flag with a coronavirus image imposed on it.
The report was drawn up by the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations , a think tank affiliated with the Ministry of State Security, China’s top intelligence body. CICIR, an influential think tank that until 1980 was within the Ministry of State Security and advises the Chinese government on foreign and security policy, did not reply to a request for comment.
It is widely believed in Beijing that the United States wants to contain a rising China, which has become more assertive globally as its economy has grown. Three decades ago, in the aftermath of Tiananmen, the United States and many Western governments imposed sanctions against China including banning or restricting arms sales and technology transfers.Xi has revamped China’s military strategy to create a fighting force equipped to win modern wars. He is expanding China’s air and naval reach in a challenge to more than 70 years of US military dominance in Asia.
The two documents helped set the stage for the strategic thinking that defined both sides of the Cold War.
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