PLA Strategy in a Taiwan Contingency

Thecore said:

Curious, what is the likelihood of military high command "letting one through" to a strategically less important target on the mainland to create impetus to push total war all the way to Japan's shores and into her interior? Am I just creating completely impossible scenarios in my head or is there a non-zero chance this has been considered in some war planning room at some point?...

Chinese construction capability, capacity and capital is now at a point where reconstruction from such a scenario would be unprecedented and unlike anything else seen in history.

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Not a very relevant topic, the people in China who are most looking forward to the Pacific War are:

1. Fujianese. A large number of projects were avoided in Fujian due to the risk of war, so Fujianese people developed a mindset of “there's nothing to worth bombing, so we're not afraid of being bombed. Let's get it over with quickly so we can build.”. Or as the saying goes, "those with bare feet are not afraid of those with shoes."

Taiwanese authorities are clearly aware of this, and their threatening slogans have changed from the previous “Hsiung Feng missiles will bomb Fujian” to “Hsiung Feng missiles will bomb the Three Gorges Dam, Shanghai, Hong Kong, etc”

2. Civil engineering professionals.

Main servers hacked? Switch to backup. Hostile fire-control radars active? Jam them. Anti-ship missiles launched? Guide them home. This is not a movie, it's fresh footage from a joint maritime exercise in April showing that every division of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) – the Navy, Air Force, Rocket Force and information support units – can move as one, even when plans go awry. Victory does not necessarily come from a single "super weapon," but can rely on an adaptive, coordinated and ever-evolving "super network." Watch the PLA's integrated kill chain in action – even when it is under fire.

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When a lone fighter jet's radar goes blind, an integrated multi-aircraft system can be its "eyes." In a just-released video of a Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force drill, a 4th-generation J-10C fighter jet successfully orchestrated a hunt-and-destroy mission of a next-generation stealth fighter – with the coordinated support of an early warning and control system and wingmen. Watch as the missile locks on its target to deliver a deadly blow in this exercise – proving that one can still "teach" an old plane new tricks with evolving strategies and systems.

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Urban battles might be a substantial part of AR. Unmanned drones are expected to be deployed in large scale. Here is a video looking at some of the scenario.

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Trump is wielding the threat of tariffs to get drugmakers to increase their domestic production, which he says will strengthen national security. He’s also pushing pharmaceutical companies to reduce their prices, one of his longstanding goals.

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PLA's joint maritime containment capabilities, focusing on verifying the effectiveness of the new kill chain

PLA joint naval, ground and air forces amphibious landing exercise. The J35A has also joined.

Descendant of Chiang Kaishek celebrates August 1st and pays respect to the sacrifices made by PLA soldiers!

Cn carrier "expel foreign drones in drill in WPacific".
(The title include Fujian Carrier, is it already like finish construction?)