What Do China's Military Strategists Think of the Battle of Midway?
China likely recognizes that once wars are started with America, even when militarily successful, they may be extremely difficult to end.
Lyle J. Goldstein is an associate professor in the China Maritime Studies Institute (CMSI) at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. The opinions expressed in this analysis are his own and do not represent the official assessments of the U.S. Navy or any other agency of the U.S. government.
Image: Aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson transits the East China Sea. Flickr/U.S. Navy