Is The People's Liberation Army Ready For a Fight Over Taiwan?

In this show, Melanie, Chris, and Zack discuss Timothy Heath’s
recent paper on China’s military capabilities. Heath argues that
the People's Liberation Army mostly focused on preserving the
Chinese Communist Party’s rule, and that does not necessarily
translate to combat effectiveness. But is Heath right? Do we make
a mistake in focusing too much on what is apparent from the
outside? And if the People's Liberation Army is not ready to
fight right now, might it be in the future? Grievances for
Lindsey Graham’s wish-casting on Trump and NATO, for the Trump
administration blowing up transatlantic relations, and for
European leaders being caught off guard. Attas for President
Trump’s wisdom on nuclear weapons, to Narendra Modi for
strengthening the U.S.-Indian relationship, and to Poland’s
Donald Tusk, and France’s Ben Haddad, for taking the hard steps
to try to build European self-reliance.


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