Chinese Military Might vs Washington’s Asymmetrical Tools of Empire

Until China (along with Russia and Iran) can protect its partners from America’s ability to “bully and cajole” them, Washington’s asymmetrical tools of empire will remain an existential threat to China no matter how significant its conventional military power may be. References: Defense News - China unveils J-35A and other new fighters at Zhuhai Airshow (Nov. 2024): https://www.defensenews.com/global/asia-pacific/2024/11/13/china-unveils-j-35a-and-other-new-fighters-at-zhuhai-airshow/ SCMP - World-class production lines speed up deliveries of China’s J-20 stealth jet fighter (Nov. 2022): https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3200826/world-class-production-lines-speed-deliveries-chinas-j-20-stealth-jet-fighter Air & Space Forces Magazine - INDOPACOM Boss: China ‘Soon to Be World’s Largest Air Force’ (Mar. 2024): https://www.airandspaceforces.com/indopacom-boss-china-soon-world-largest-air-force/ Air & Space Forces Magazine - Lockheed Ups Pace of F-35 Deliveries to New High to Start Clearing Backlog (Oct. 2024): https://www.airandspaceforces.com/lockheed-f-35-deliveries-pace-predictions/#:~:text=Lockheed%20Ups%20Pace%20of%20F,Wing%20at%20Truax%20Field%2C%20Wisc. CSIS - Unpacking China’s Naval Buildup (Jun. 2024): https://www.csis.org/analysis/unpacking-chinas-naval-buildup#:~:text=China's%20massive%20shipbuilding%20industry%20would,probably%20be%20unable%20to%20quickly BBC - How US Marines are being reshaped for China threat (Feb. 2023): https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64294915 CSIS, China Power - How Much Trade Transits the South China Sea?: https://chinapower.csis.org/much-trade-transits-south-china-sea/ Carnegie Endowment for International Peace - Stranglehold: The Context, Conduct and Consequences of an American Naval Blockade of China (Feb. 2013): https://carnegieendowment.org/posts/2013/02/stranglehold-the-context-conduct-and-consequences-of-an-american-naval-blockade-of-china?lang=en Irrawaddy - PDF Groups Seize Guard Posts for Chinese Pipeline Facilities in Myanmar’s Mandalay Region (Aug. 2024): https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/war-against-the-junta/pdf-groups-seize-guard-posts-for-chinese-pipeline-facilities-in-myanmars-mandalay-region.html Irrawaddy - Myanmar Resistance Group Claims Attack on Chinese Pipeline Facility (May 2023): https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmar-resistance-group-claims-attack-on-chinese-pipeline-facility.html BBC - Blast kills two Chinese near Pakistan's Karachi airport (Oct. 2024): https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0r84p0dp1jo Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University - Offshore Control: A Proposed Strategy for an Unlikely Conflict (2012): https://ndupress.ndu.edu/Portals/68/Documents/stratforum/SF-278.pdf Where to Find My Work: Website: https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/brianlovethailand Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianJBerletic Odysee (YouTube alternative): https://odysee.com/@LandDestroyer:8 Rumble (YouTube alternative): https://rumble.com/c/c-1459863 Weibo: https://weibo.com/u/7726044004 ไบรอัน แฟนคลับ (Facebook): https://facebook.com/BrianThaiFanclub/ Line Group: https://lin.ee/JIxTpKe Gab: https://gab.com/BrianBerletic VK (Facebook alternative): https://vk.com/brianberletic How to Support my Work (and thank you!): Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheNewAtlas Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/landdestroyer PromptPay: 0851547235