China’s Perception of the Continuum of Conflict – A Future of Global Competition and Conflict Virtual Think Tank Report
China’s Perception of the Continuum of Conflict – A Future of Global Competition and Conflict Virtual Think Tank Report
Authors | Editor: Popp, G. (NSI, Inc.); Kuznar, E. (NSI, Inc.); Canna, S. (NSI, Inc.)
Subject Matter Expert Contributors
Dean Cheng (Heritage Foundation), Michael Fabey (Jane’s Fighting Ships), David C. Gompert (US Naval Academy), Dr. Edward N. Luttwak (CSIS), Dr. Sean McFate (National Defense University), Robert Morgus (New America), Dr. Jaganath Sankaran (University of Texas at Austin), Dr. Robert S. Spalding III (US Air Force), Yun Sun (Stimson Center), Dr. Michael D. Swaine (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace), Dr. Philip Fei-Ling Wang (Georgia Institute of Technology), Ali Wyne (RAND Corporation), Lieutenant Colonel Maciej Zaborowski (US Central Command)
Question of Focus
[Q3] How does China perceive the continuum of conflict? How does China plan for, operate within, and manage risk within the competitive space? From the Chinese perspective, what constitutes legitimate or acceptable deterrence, compellence, and escalation management? What are the implications of those differences for senior political and military decision makers in the US?
Summary Overview
This summary overview reflects on the insightful responses of thirteen Future of Global Competition and Conflict Virtual Think Tank (ViTTa) expert contributors. While this summary presents an overview of the key expert contributor insights, the summary alone cannot fully convey the fine detail of the expert contributor responses provided, each of which is worth reading in its entirety. For this report, the expert contributors consider how China perceives the continuum of conflict and how it plans for, operates within, and manages risk within the competitive space.
Please see the PDF below for the complete summary overview.
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