The Shape Of Things To Come: Why The Pentagon Must Embrace Soft Power To Compete With China
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Authors
Wolfley, Kyle J.
Issue Date
2021
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Other
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International Relations
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Last March, the same week that the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a global pandemic, three thousand Chinese and Cambodian troops began Exercise Golden Dragon, a series of military drills focused on “counterterrorism and humanitarianism.” The exercises marked an expansion over those in 2019, and they came three years after Cambodia abruptly canceled its annual exercises with the United States. “What we are doing here is all about our cooperation and relationship,” declared Cambodia’s defense minister. “I can tell you that the Chinese military is helping our troops to build up their capacity.” As the pandemic forced the United States to scale down its massive Defender exercise in Europe, the Chinese military continued its multinational exercise programs with Russia and Pakistan as well, despite China’s strict domestic lockdowns.
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Wolfley, Kyle J. "The Shape Of Things To Come: Why The Pentagon Must Embrace Soft Power To Compete With China". Modern War Institute, 2021.
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Modern War Institute