Just a practice fight here.Reuters/Stringer
Business Insider: A retiring Chinese general revealed that China's greatest military weakness is a US strength
* A hawkish Chinese general said before retiring that he regretted not fighting in a war, which reveals the greatest weakness of China's military.
* China badly wants to displace the US as the world's top military power, but it hasn't fought in a real war.
* All of China's fancy new jets and ships have never been tested, and its ground army relies on conscripts while the US has an all-volunteer force and tested platforms.
* No matter how big China's military gets, it will be ridden with doubt until they get into a real fight.
China's People's Liberation Army Gen. He Lei, one of the more hawkish voices asserting Beijing's absolute rights to the South China Sea, made a telling observation at a defense conference in Singapore that reveals his military's biggest weakness.
China has undertaken massive strides to build a world-class navy. After what the nationalists in China call a century of humiliation, going back to Japan's occupation of China, Beijing has emerged as a military power that could soon surpass the US.
But even with the world's largest military, cheap labor, massive spy services, and suspected cyber theft of US military secrets, the Chinese can't match the US where it counts.
Read more ....
WNU Editor: I agree with this retiring General. Experience and knowing how to fight a war is just as important as having the manpower and equipment to fight it.
