Taming the Hegemon: Chinese Thinking on Countering U.S. Military Intervention in Asia

Authors

Joel Wuthnow, Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University

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Description

This publication is by INSS Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs Senior Research Fellow Dr. Joel Wuthnow. The monograph uses internal PLA writings to examine recent Chinese thinking on countering U.S. intervention in Asia, and finds that PLA experts emphasize efforts to leverage nuclear, conventional, and informational (space, cyber, and cognitive warfare) tools to deter U.S. intervention, but also advocate preparing for asymmetric attacks against key targets in the U.S. military system in case the United States intervenes anyway.

Document Type

Occasional Paper

Region(s)

Asia and the Pacific

Topic(s)

Chinese Military, Military Strategy

Publication Date

9-2025

Publication

China Strategic Perspectives

Publisher

National Defense University Press

City

Washington, D.C.

Keywords

China, Taiwan, PLA

Recommended Citation

Wuthnow, Joel, "Taming the Hegemon: Chinese Thinking on Countering U.S. Military Intervention in Asia" (2025). China Strategic Perspectives. 20.
https://digitalcommons.ndu.edu/china-strategic-perspectives/20