Re: New members introductions - New members Introduce yourselves
Hi,
As my nickname may suggest to the more well-versed, I'm Chinese and part of the diaspora. I'm interested in PLA in relation to its ability to help precipitate the establishment of the Chinese socioeconomic hegemony that is part of the Chinese destiny and as a result, I tend to consider psychological and political effects of military developments as much as their shift on the operational balance globally.
I'm currently a student of finance and economic theory and as a result, I also will generally apply economic understanding to analysis of trends and motivations. Inevitably, I also view China as an arbitrage opportunity in the world; both low risk and high return for supporting it in the future and it's part of my bloodline.
I strongly believe that the current view of China in the West is clouded first by those who apply inherently Western philosophy to a nation that has a different culture and methodology for power acquisition. The second mistake is the reactionary response by self-proclaimed "Sinophiles" who argue that China pursues no global hegemony and has no expansionist tendencies and that any view of that is due to a Western tint in our analysis. A civilization that gives its Emperor a mandate over "all under the sky" is not going to turn pacifist in a decade. For the curious, watch the subtitled version of Hero and you'll realize this exact issue. Finally, the third major issue is that people analyze situations and weapons in their own isolated state rather than in the context of a world of nations filled with people acting rationally in their self-interest.
Either way, I hope to add insights to the implications and analysis of Chinese military developments.
Hi,
As my nickname may suggest to the more well-versed, I'm Chinese and part of the diaspora. I'm interested in PLA in relation to its ability to help precipitate the establishment of the Chinese socioeconomic hegemony that is part of the Chinese destiny and as a result, I tend to consider psychological and political effects of military developments as much as their shift on the operational balance globally.
I'm currently a student of finance and economic theory and as a result, I also will generally apply economic understanding to analysis of trends and motivations. Inevitably, I also view China as an arbitrage opportunity in the world; both low risk and high return for supporting it in the future and it's part of my bloodline.
I strongly believe that the current view of China in the West is clouded first by those who apply inherently Western philosophy to a nation that has a different culture and methodology for power acquisition. The second mistake is the reactionary response by self-proclaimed "Sinophiles" who argue that China pursues no global hegemony and has no expansionist tendencies and that any view of that is due to a Western tint in our analysis. A civilization that gives its Emperor a mandate over "all under the sky" is not going to turn pacifist in a decade. For the curious, watch the subtitled version of Hero and you'll realize this exact issue. Finally, the third major issue is that people analyze situations and weapons in their own isolated state rather than in the context of a world of nations filled with people acting rationally in their self-interest.
Either way, I hope to add insights to the implications and analysis of Chinese military developments.
