Miles Yu
The modern trajectory of China’s weapons development cannot be understood without recognizing a recurring pattern: Every major leap in the People’s Liberation Army has been triggered by decisive demonstrations of U.S. military superiority. From the Persian Gulf War to more recent confrontations involving Iran and Venezuela, American battlefield dominance has repeatedly exposed systemic weaknesses in China’s military-industrial complex, forcing cycles of hurried modernization, internal crisis and political purges.
This pattern reflects not only strategic rivalry but also deeper structural deficiencies within the Chinese Communist Party system itself. At its core, the CCP has long defined the United States as its principal adversary. From Mao Zedong’s ideological framing of struggle against Western imperialism to Xi Jinping’s emphasis on “great power competition” and systemic sabotage against America’s global standing on all fronts, the party’s strategic mission has consistently centered on overcoming and ultimately displacing American power.
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