Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s chief China policy and planning advisor, Yu Maochun, recently pointed out that the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) threats are mere bluster, and their actual military is very corrupt. If the CCP resorts to military force against Taiwan, it would mark the beginning of an “aggression chain,” with the world on high alert. The retaliatory actions by both the US and Taiwan would be devastating for the CCP.
On the 4th of July, the Independence Day of the United States, Yu Maochun, who currently serves as the director of the China Center at the Hudson Institute, shared insights on the internal issues within the CCP’s military based on his personal observations and research.
Yu Maochun, who once served as a professor at the US Naval Academy and took part in a senior US military delegation’s visit to the CCP’s military, mentioned seeing not only military facilities but also memorials promoting communist ideology and loyalty within the CCP’s military. He emphasized that the CCP’s military is rife with corruption and their boasting of combat capabilities is akin to the false numbers touted during the Great Leap Forward era.
According to Yu Maochun, various branches of the CCP exaggerate their budgets and weapon development, often with no direct correlation to modern warfare. The intertwining corruption between the military and civilian sectors undermines the CCP’s false combat capabilities.
The CCP’s penchant for boasting about its military prowess, according to Yu Maochun, contrasts with the US military’s cautious approach towards evaluating its strength and investments in warfare capabilities.
While acknowledging the CCP’s capacity to invade and destroy Taiwan, Yu Maochun emphasized that Taiwan also possesses the ability to inflict significant damage on the CCP. Any long-range strikes by the CCP against Taiwan’s military facilities and society would be met with severe consequences for the CCP regime itself.
He stressed the necessity for Beijing to seriously consider the Theory of Victory, where triumph does not solely revolve around destroying the enemy, as such a victory would be self-destructive.
Yu Maochun highlighted concerns about the CCP’s military provocations against Taiwan being considered just the beginning of a chain of aggression leading to challenges against countries like India, Vietnam, Japan, and the Philippines.
He emphasized the need for the world to view CCP’s military threats against Taiwan with utmost seriousness and to employ psychological deterrence against a country that often casually mentions war.
Yu Maochun reiterated the importance of distinguishing between the CCP regime and the Chinese people, urging the US government to engage not only with CCP leadership but also with the Chinese populace. This distinction has provoked the ire of the CCP leadership.
Yu Maochun criticized Xi Jinping’s regime for its emphasis on the “great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation,” cautioning against the emotional manipulation of nationalist sentiments at the expense of the well-being and livelihood of the Chinese people.