Friday, March 28, 2014

Pentagon Study: China Is Conducting War Against The U.S. Using Psychological, Media, And Legal Operations

Military delegates from the Chinese People's Liberation Army arrive at Tiananmen Square for a meeting during the annual session of China's parliament, the National People's Congress, in Beijing March 4, 2012. Reuters

China Waging ‘Three Warfares’ Against United States In Asia, Pentagon Says -- Bill Gertz, Washington Free Beacon

China is waging political warfare against the United States as part of a strategy to drive the U.S. military out of Asia and control seas near its coasts, according to a Pentagon-sponsored study.

A defense contractor report produced for the Office of Net Assessment, the Pentagon’s think tank on future warfare, describes in detail China’s “Three Warfares” as psychological, media, and legal operations. They represent an asymmetric “military technology” that is a surrogate for conflict involving nuclear and conventional weapons.

The unclassified 566-page report warns that the U.S. government and the military lack effective tools for countering the non-kinetic warfare methods, and notes that U.S. military academies do not teach future military leaders about the Chinese use of unconventional warfare. It urges greater efforts to understand the threat and adopt steps to counter it.

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My Comment: I would add economic as a fourth component in this war strategy.

1 comment:

James said...

Their top brass are starting to look US in dress and appearance.