Chinese general urges military to prepare for 'hybrid' modern warfare - SCMP

🇨🇳 Chinese general urges military to prepare for 'hybrid' modern warfare - SCMP

In the article, the commander of the Western Joint Command, General Wang Haijiang, gave an insight into how the top leadership of the PLA sees the conflict in Ukraine.

❗️ Wang's main statement:

▪️ After the Ukrainian crisis erupted, a new form of “hybrid warfare” emerged. Military confrontations intertwined with battles in the political, financial, technological, cyberspace and cognitive realms ;

▪️ hybrid threats combine military and non-military, as well as covert and overt means , including disinformation, cyber attacks, economic pressure, the deployment of irregular armed groups and the use of regular forces;

▪️ hybrid methods are used to blur the lines between war and peace and try to sow doubt in the minds of target populations. They seek to destabilize and undermine society;

▪️ military conflicts extend from conventional to non-traditional areas, and [modern warfare] has become an all-out competition for the all-round national power, ability to wage war, and the military power of the countries involved;

▪️ now and in the future, local conflicts and unrest have become more frequent ... the external suppression and containment that China faces can escalate at any moment;

▪️ China needs to better consolidate and improve its "integrated national strategic system and capabilities";

▪️ to withstand external pressure, China must accelerate the integration of its strategic forces in the military, economic, scientific and technological fields, as well as build up national power;

▪️ The PLA needs to be vigilant of the rapidly changing security environment, especially when it comes to China's neighbors, and increase its combat readiness;

▪️ China's armed forces should "closely follow the development of advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, information networks and aerospace", and make full use of advanced technologies to enhance the combat strength of the army;

▪️ it is necessary to strengthen the combat training of unmanned, cyber and aerospace forces and deepen the use of new technologies, equipment and tactics;

▪️The PLA can flex its military muscles by using deterrent forces, conducting military exercises and participating in international peacekeeping operations, increasing China's strength in dealing with security threats, as well as its influence.

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