Two Chinese People Liberation Army (PLA) officers in 1999 put forward different methods to beat the US, these were the methods that could be used by nations that could not compete with the West in terms of military.
In their book, Unrestricted Warfare: China’s Master Plan to Destroy America, they suggested ways to avoid a military confrontation with the US military. These ways included targeting financial systems, economical setbacks, taking infrastructure under control, cyber attacks, political propaganda, and other ‘indirect wars’, said author Janet Levy in American Thinker.
Undoubtedly, these tactics have been accepted by Chinese government, especially, against the US ally India.
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) came into power in 1949. A time when newly independent India was being led by PM Jawaharlal Nehru and it was seen as the only answer to China in the region.
But several events in the last two years have highlighted China’s attempts to ravage the world’s largest democracy. These include stealth appropriation of territory, skirmishes along the Sino-Indian border, several crippling cyber-attacks. The use of unorthodox weapons, including one that caused an extensive power outage in India’s financial hub Mumbai. The diversion of shared water resources, and a treacherous geostrategic alliance with India’s archenemy Pakistan.
China’s is deploying both Sun Tzu’s The Art of War and the PLA officers’
China is deploying both Sun Tzu’s The Art of War and the PLA officers’ Unrestricted Warfare as playbooks.
Last year, China also surprised Indian troops on LAC, violating a decades-old bilateral agreement. India was forced to respond with a restricted number of troops. In this skirmish, 20 Indian soldiers were killed and 75 injured.
Several experts suggest that China has used ‘microwave weapons’ against Indian troops, that were effective up to a kilometer, cleverly dodging the “no live shot” rules of engagement.
These mentioned this ‘microwave technology’ as something that heats up fluid under the skin, causing intense pain and vomiting and that resulted in Indian troops retreating after becoming violently ill.
Though border clashes between Indo-Chinese soldiers have been frequent, in recent years. The PLA has built establishments, conducted war drills, and even tried to occupy territories. China has also used these tactics against other countries in the region. Calling off the troops when countries protest but yet intruding again.