And using implements of war to sway opinion.

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/chinas-carrier-killer-missiles-what-everyone-missing-168423

Look to the American Civil War to find out –

https://nationalinterest.org/feature/could-china-successfully-blockade-taiwan-168035

Mostly cons.

https://nationalinterest.org/feature/f-16v-fighters-taiwan-8-billion-well-spent-yes-and-no-167572

Why not ask the NFL G.O.A.T. for military advice?

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/donald-trumps-new-china-adviser-bill-belichick-167051

Build ships to be repurposed –

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/versatility-matters-how-iowa-class-battleships-waged-war-world-war-ii-desert-storm-166540

Despair not.

https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/510466-the-us-military-has-options-against-china

. . . through Chinese eyes. Did the affair hurt the U.S. Navy’s reputation? Yep –

https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2020/august/crozier-affair-through-chinese-eyes

Pretty good under the circumstances.

https://nationalinterest.org/feature/grading-us-air-forces-arctic-strategy-166121

. . . a faraway region of which they know little? A rundown on the reasons why –

https://nationalinterest.org/feature/china-wants-ownership-south-china-sea-heres-why-cant-happen-165070

https://nationalinterest.org/feature/my-coronavirus-summer-2020-reading-list-164657