Words have meaning.
What does “defeating China” mean?
defeat – To render a force incapable of achieving its objectives.
ADP 3-0. Operations. 31 July 2019.
According to that Army definition,
“defeating China” is rendering China incapable of achieving its objectives.
Then what are China’s objectives?
There are many types of objectives, such as political objectives and strategic objectives.
But what is China’s grand objective?
China desires status as a world power, likely using Imperial Great Britain or post-World War II United States as a model.
ATP 7-100.3. Chinese Tactics. 09 August 2021.
So, defeating China is:
Rendering China incapable of achieving status as a world power.
That is what we discuss here.
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