US experience fighting Iran offers lessons for China, experts say
- CNN spoke with experts about how two months of Persian Gulf fighting informs potential conflict between Beijing and Washington, warning China might misread its own strengths in a Taiwan scenario.
- The Communist Party has vowed to "reunify" with Taiwan, with leader Xi Jinping refusing to rule out military force as China assembles a military matching the US in precision weaponry and Iran in drone capacity.
- Adm. Samuel Paparo, head of Indo-Pacific Command, told the Senate that drones make offensive warfare costly, noting Iran successfully penetrated Persian Gulf air defenses using relatively primitive Shahed drones.
- FDD's Singleton said Iran's ability to leverage chokepoints shows how quickly localized conflicts internationalize, warning Beijing that any Taiwan scenario would immediately implicate global trade and energy flows.
- The PLA has not faced combat since the 1979 Vietnam war, while China develops stealth bombers similar to the US B-2 or B-21; Thompson noted, "An excellent pilot in a mediocre airplane will always beat a mediocre pilot in an excellent airplane.
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As the war in Iran enters its third month, it's providing China with a window into how U.S. military capabilities function under fire, and a useful reminder that, on any battlefield, the adversary always plays a significant role in the outcome. CNN spoke with a range of experts in China, Taiwan, and elsewhere about how the past two months of fighting in and around the Persian Gulf might inform what could happen in any potential conflict pitting …
US experience fighting Iran offers lessons for China, experts say
As the war in Iran enters its third month, it’s providing a window for China into how US military capabilities work under fire, and a useful reminder that, on any battlefield, the adversary always has a big say in the outcome.
Newtalk News As the US-Iran war enters its third month, it is widely believed that the conflict is forcing China to re-examine the weaknesses of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in a potential future conflict with the United States, particularly its deficiencies in air defense, defensive resilience, and combat experience. According to a CNN report, several Chinese, Taiwanese, and international military experts have pointed out that even using…
As the war in Iran enters its third month, it has provided China with a glimpse into how US military capabilities operate under pressure. It will serve as a useful reminder that, on any battlefield, the enemy always plays a significant role in determining the outcome.
Military and strategists from all over the world are learning lessons from the war in Iran, starting with the US, of course, but also China, whose armed forces today have no combat experience.
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