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PART 1 @   https://www.gunnersshot.com/2021/11/a-peek-inside-everyday-china-by-lt-gen.html This is also not an original article. It is a collection of headlines and excerpts from the  South China Morning Post (SCMP) just like in Part 1 . It is from a Chinese platform and written by Chinese journalists. Not me. It gives you a story from the horses mouth.  When you read all the articles some significant issue comes out. Weaknesses in China start appearing.   As I keep repeating,  in China two things matter the most – People and Politics. This set of excerpts is another attempt to get to you to the People as they are reported by a Chinese news portal. The links for various articles are provided so that those interested can go into details.   Yesterday, I wrote an article The Sino-Indian Logjam: The Coming Conflict @  https://www.gunnersshot.com/2021/11/sino-indian-logjam-coming-conflict.html . The picture I painted of China in that article, is one of a militant nation led by an ambitious

Previous Sino Indian Logjam Articles :-  Sino Indian Logjam : A Review No Go For China in the Logjam  Sino Indian Logjam : Aim, Capability and Environmental Analysis Sino Indian Logjam : Facts, Risks, Options and the Sum of all Fears Sino Indian Logjam: The Winter Haul Sino Indian Logjam - The Chinese Three Card Trick Sino Indian Logjam : After The Winter Freeze   Sino Indian Logjam : War in Domains Beyond Naku La Sino Indian Logjam : Sovereignty Gained and Sovereignty Lost in Disengagement Sino Indian Logjam : The Unlikely Return Sino Indian Logjam : Aim Gone Astray Sino Indian Logjam : Aim Revisited  Sino Indian Logjam : The Strategic Gains and Implications of Galwan Sino Indian Logjam : Tang Ping Sino Indian Logjam : The Geopolitical Dimension   The CDS has publicly stated that China poses the biggest threat to India. In fact, he is so right that the Chinese have even lodged a protest. Given the reality of the threat, the question is how when and where will this threat manifest? The

 Aadi and I have started a series on PLA. In the first part, we cover the basics of PLA and its evolution. As we go along in the series we will cover other aspects and details of PLA. The information being gleaned is largely from  open sources. If there is any input you feel that will improve the presentation or facts which we have got wrong, please point them out. We will be more than happy to correct our story. Ultimately we want to get it right for India and it’s armed forces. 

Previous Articles:- The Chinese Bunkers and Wars  @ https://www.gunnersshot.com/2021/11/the-chinese-bunker-wars-by-lt-gen-p-r.html Chinese Bunker Mentality and Indian Options @ https://www.gunnersshot.com/2021/11/chinese-bunker-mentality-and-indian.html   The tribe of Alexanders, Napoleons, Caesars, Hitlers, Stalins, Maos and many more of this world were men who sought glory for god, empire, nation or people they represented. They audaciously upset any status quo to ruthlessly establish a new order by doing what they considered was right. They strode paths which angels feared to tread. They took risks beyond normal imagination. They made the rules with all available means. Such men were single minded hermits whose life mission was beyond money or riches or fame. They were the products of the conviction of their divine destiny. Such hermits  appear once or twice in a century. Xi Jinping is closest to such a hermit in this century. However there is a difference. The hermits before Xi cre

This is not an original article. It is a collection of headlines and excerpts from the  South China Morning Post (SCMP) . I read the SCMP daily, get alerts from China Daily and read Global Times occasionally. The latter two are propaganda organs and give you the Communist version of PRC. They are part of their IW campaign to make us believe that  China is like the fabled Shangri-La which exists on earth when it does not. The SCMP is more balanced and has good analysis. Till recently it was quite independent. However ever since Alibaba acquired it and Hong Kong lost its autonomy, even this platform has started playing mainland Chinese tunes. Notwithstanding this, the paper is as balanced as can be. It gives you an alternate view point from Indian and Western ideas. Many times it gives us a peek into the reality of China. When you read into the articles some significant issue comes out. Piece all these together and the China which emerges is interesting.   Very importantly in China two t