Click the Future War

Author: Chen Xingeng
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Publishing Date: 2000-07-01
Features: Humanity is undergoing an unprecedented new military revolution. Professor Zhang Zhaozhong, Director of the Science and Technology Teaching and Research Office at the National Defense University, describes it in literary language: People are waiting cautiously and anxiously in the dark. The wise have already sensed that a storm is brewing quietly, while the ignorant are still asleep. When they wake up from their dreams with sleepy eyes, the world of yesterday will no longer exist. By then, it will be difficult to find a foothold. What is the significance of the new military revolution? Douglas Johnson, a senior researcher at the Strategic Institute of the U.S. Army War College, answers: "If you have the chance to visit Gettysburg, you can stand on the high ground of this ancient battlefield. In the American Civil War of 1863, 200,000 people fought here; today, we only need about 150 people to control the entire area; by 2025, we will only need 10 people. This is the revolution we are talking about!" Chinese military scholar Zhu Xiaoli, a prominent female PhD in military science, believes that the new military revolution, characterized by the transformation from mechanized warfare to information warfare, has three important features: the leaps in generational advancements of weapon systems, fundamental changes in operational methods and theories, and the transformation of military organizational structures into a completely new framework. The new military revolution is a storm that changes the course of history. What are the Chinese military thinking? A must-read text for those concerned about national security and the future of the country. A new military revolution, characterized by the transformation from mechanized warfare to information warfare, has reached its climax since the Gulf War, surging and unstoppable. Renowned American historian Paul Kennedy, after examining the military revolutions of the industrial age, concluded that any nation unable to adapt to the military revolution of the mid-19th century entered the 20th century as a loser. It can be asserted: Whether China can board this ship of the new military revolution directly determines the position we will occupy globally in the 21st century. Dozens of prominent military theorists have launched a "group charge" on the important topic of how the Chinese military and defense construction can adapt to the new military revolution. Writer Chen Xingeng integrates theory, news, and literature, compiling the cutting-edge thoughts and explorations of numerous military theory experts in this field, disclosing their little-known academic achievements and life experiences, and depicting their rich spiritual worlds. The work is light yet grand, imbued with a fervent concern for national security that permeates every word.