This film examines the Chinese military. Subject matter experts discuss Chinese history, current affairs, and military doctrine. Topics range from Mao, to the PLA, to current advances in military technologies. “Near Peer: China” is the first film in a four-part series exploring America’s global competitors.

0:00 Title Screen
0:27 Introductory Statement
1:40 Chapter One – History of China
17:14 Chapter Two – Current Military Power & Its Application
33:37 Chapter Three – The Chinese Threat
39:49 Conclusion – Summary Comments
42:12 Credits

The map at 19:46-19:59 incorrectly labels the country of Myanmar as Thailand and fails to completely color-in the contested area northeast of India. We offer our apologies for these inaccuracies.