Inside China’s plans for 'national total war,' according to the Pentagon

Inside China’s plans for 'national total war,' according to the Pentagon

China’s military strategy for future conflicts has evolved into “national total war,” a whole-of-nation mobilization effort aimed squarely at overcoming “the strong enemy” it sees in the United States. That’s the conclusion of a recent Pentagon report to Congress on China’s military developments as the country’s leaders eye Taiwan and other regional ambitions. Pentagon planners say the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) leaders envision future confl…