Thread: The Art of Military Discovery -- Chinese Air and Space Power

Dr. Xiaoming Zhang is associate professor in the Department of Leadership and Strategy at the Air War College, teaching strategy, and subjects on China and East Asia. He earned his Ph.D. in history from The University of Iowa in 1994, and taught at Texas Tech University and Texas A&M International University prior to joining the Air War College. Dr. Zhang is the author of a number of articles on Chinese military involvement in the Korean and Vietnam Wars, and Sino-Soviet relations during these conflicts, and of Red Wings over the Yalu: China, the Soviet Union and the Air War in Korea (Texas A&M University Press, 2002). His writings have appeared in China Quarterly, Journal of Cold War Studies, The Journal of Conflict Studies Security Studies, and The Journal of Military History. The Journal of Military History has twice selected him to receive the Moncado Prize for excellence in the writing of military history. He is currently writing a book on China’s1979 war with Vietnam, and articles on the Chinese air force. His area of expertise includes Chinese military history, People’s Liberation Army Air Force, the Korean War and air war especially, the Vietnam War, and China-U.S. and China-Soviet relations.

IIRC he was former PLA, which makes his job quite interesting. i was slated to give a briefing on US-PRC relations at his AWC class this year, but it fell through.

he was a fun guy talk to, though. he has a few interesting papers on sun tzu and the PLA.

I'll offer this article by Robert Haddick of SWJ who discusses concerns raised by Vice Adm. David J. Dorsett-Dep. Chief Naval Operations for Information Dominance. Dorsett's recent press briefing entailed a discussion about his chief concern relative to the PLA/PLAN. While impressed by hardware advances of late, his chief concern appears to be Chinese ascendance into the electro-magnetic spectrum and the non-kinetic deletrious impact this could hold for U.S. combat operations-

Forget about China’s missiles and stealth fighter; worry instead about ‘non-kinetic’ combat-Haddick SWJ Jan. 19, 2011

Along with that, I'll post the transcript from Dorsett's press briefing-

Defense Writers Group Press Briefing: Vice Adm. David J. Dorsett Dep. CNO For Information Dominance Jan. 5, 2011