Earlier in my career I worked for a number of Hong Kong expatriates who were clients of mine in the real estate business in Canada. To a man, they would laugh at the idea that China would ever be a threat as a dominant global power. They described a Chinese culture that was so corrupt, dysfunctional and backward that it didn’t even have the most basic foundations of a strong global power.
For over 35 years the US Army discouraged in every way the publication of any detailed operational narrative dealing with the period following the entrance of the CCF into the Korean War. Appleman’s book shows why and just how deadly the PLA can be as an opponent.
Yeah, I wonder if they still have the same sentiment. Probably not. Besides, they probably didn’t think we were so corrupt that we would throw away freedom and democracy for socialism, which is just the first stepping stone towards communism.
RE: Earlier in my career I worked for a number of Hong Kong expatriates who were clients of mine in the real estate business in Canada. To a man, they would laugh at the idea that China would ever be a threat as a dominant global power. They described a Chinese culture that was so corrupt, dysfunctional and backward that it didn’t even have the most basic foundations of a strong global power.
If by “earlier in my career”, you’re talking about say, the 1990’s then that no longer applies. Things have changed and China has become more powerful since.