1075: Chinese admirals and Mahan? James Holmes: @NavalWarCollege,
Image: Early 17th-century Chinese woodblock (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodcut) print, thought to represent Zheng He's ships James Holmes, first holder of the Wylie Chair of Maritime Strategy at the Naval War College and blogger at The Naval Diplomat (https://navaldiplomat.com/) https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/why-china-won%E2%80%99t-forget-its-fight-against-imperial-japan-176696 James Holmes: @NavalWarCollege, first holder of the Wylie Chair of Maritime Strategy at the Naval War College and blogger at The Naval Diplomat (https://navaldiplomat.com/); and (https://navaldiplomat.com/);%20and) Gordon Chang: @GordonGChang, Daily Beast, in re: Do Chinese admirals always worry about Japanese admirals? They look back at conflicts of a century and more ago; still trying to rectify Chinese losses. Do historical lessons apply to PLA Navy planning? Do Chinese speak of Mahan and the total-destruction battle? Systems vssystems; network forces vsnetwork forces. China taking out US assets in space so the US is blinded? An all-encompassing concept—yes, will go after our satellite comms. Does the US Navy have a plan for 2050? Battle Force 2045—a 355-plus-ship navy, with many unmanned craft to reach over 500. AI. Units caught out of contact with the central force will still know what to do. WWII in the Pacific was so awful that . . . As China becomes an increasing problem, Japan is more willing to think of [how to counter that].