Howard Wang 王昊

China and defense at @RANDCorporation. Previously @DOW_policy @USCC_GOV. Dr from @SAISHopkins. 台美人. Views my own.

[Howard Wang 王昊 @howardgwang]

My new article in the Journal of Contemporary China examines China's strategy of "total war" 总体战 as implemented by its integrated national strategic system and capability 一体化国家战略体系和能力, looking at CCP sources.

A thread below.

https://t.co/xV8BcmEloN

[Xiao Ma @maxiaoalex]

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[Andrew Erickson 艾立信 @AndrewSErickson]

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Come Join the #China Maritime Studies Institute Team!

China Maritime Studies Institute (CMSI) Friends & Colleagues –

CMSI at the #NavalWarCollege in Newport, Rhode Island is pleased to announce a new (& rare) hiring opportunity to join the CMSI team as an Assistant / Associate Professor.

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[Jean Christopher (Chris) Mittelstaedt @jcmittelstaedt]

"The CCP’s adoption of total war suggests that Party leaders doubt that the PLA can become a force capable of fighting and defeating a military superior United States by the time they may have to fight such a war"

[Howard Wang 王昊 @howardgwang]

Overall, the concept's inclusion in leading strategic documents suggests that CCP leaders continue to prepare for a war they probably hope to avoid but fear they cannot.

[Howard Wang 王昊 @howardgwang]

My new article in the Journal of Contemporary China examines China's strategy of "total war" 总体战 as implemented by its integrated national strategic system and capability 一体化国家战略体系和能力, looking at CCP sources.

A thread below.

https://t.co/xV8BcmEloN

[Howard Wang 王昊 @howardgwang]

What specific tactics and capabilities emerge from the total war strategy remain to be seen. It certainly lends itself to high-end warfare and protraction.

[Howard Wang 王昊 @howardgwang]

This is a well-researched and sorely needed corrective to recent trends in U.S. PLA analysis. As the author concludes, claims that the PLA is focused on domestic issues or prestige rather than warfighting do not reflect reality; they foster complacency.

[MCUPress @MC_UPress]

NEW FROM MCUP
China Military Studies Review
2026, vol. 2
"The PLA Was Intended to Fight and Win Wars" by Eli Tirk
https://t.co/oQHvc1FTWa

[M. Taylor Fravel @fravel]

Pretty interesting high-level meeting for China's senior military officers held on April 8 at the PLA's National Defense Univeristy —

an "army wide senior cadre training course" (全军高级干部培训班)

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[Aryas @Aryvyo]

this actually goes against the Chinese custom of 不要向一群军官和政客投掷烟雾弹, which is to not launch smoke grenades at a mound of officers and politicians