Articles by Song Zhongping

Iran as a nuclear power: War or peace?

Iran’s acquisition of nuclear weapons would inevitably trigger a nuclear arms race in the Middle East and lead to the proliferation of nuclear weapons, says military expert Song Zhongping.

Song Zhongping

21 Nov 2024

Can the West preserve US hegemony?

The US is in an era of weak hegemony, and the only way to maintain its leadership is to form a collective Western hegemony, says Chinese commentator Song Zhongping.

Song Zhongping

24 Jun 2024

In the new space battleground, will China be on the losing end?

Chinese military commentator Song Zhongping observes that space has become the new battleground for US-China and there is even a risk of the nuclear weaponisation of space. Will the alignment of allies in space be an extension of that on earth, potentially isolating China? 

Song Zhongping

04 Jun 2024

Why AUKUS’s expansion is inevitable

Chinese military affairs commentator Song Zhongping thinks that AUKUS is turning into a new military organisation that promotes the exchange of advanced new military technologies and technological expansion. He explains why China is highly concerned about countries in the region and even NATO looking to be involved with AUKUS. 

Song Zhongping

30 May 2024

Chinese academic: Why the PLA conducts simultaneous exercises across different territorial waters

The PLA must guard against the US trying to keep it busy by creating several battlegrounds at the same time, says military affairs commentator Song Zhongping. To be best prepared, the PLA should view the threats from the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea in toto and plan accordingly. This will help them to have more options at their disposal and to de-escalate conflicts as they arise.

Song Zhongping

02 Sep 2020

US rallying 'wolfpack' to contain China, but will it work?

China has drawn a lot of flak recently for its aggressive and brash approach known as "wolf-warrior diplomacy". But wolfish talk of another kind is making the news: the idea that the US is the "alpha wolf" or leader of the pack that is forging a global coalition against China. Not only that, like a wolfpack, such a coalition threatens to encircle and pounce on China at the right moment. Are these fears unwarranted?

Song Zhongping

21 Jul 2020

Revival of nuclear competition: How should China respond?

As the US and Russia take a more hawkish stance in developing their nuclear capabilities, China may get caught in the fray in this dangerous arena of nuclear power one-upmanship, says Chinese military affairs commentator Song Zhongping. He fears that the US will break its own rules by carrying out traditional nuclear weapon testing, thereby spurring a domino effect.

Song Zhongping

25 Jun 2020

Arm wrestling in silence: China-US military scorecard under the shadow of the pandemic

Amid reports of being handicapped due to Covid-19 quarantines, the US military presses on to make its presence felt in the airspace near the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea. Chinese military commentator Song Zhongping says that despite these displays, the Chinese PLA has the distinct upper hand, being trained to handle the full scope of military operations including the outbreak of infectious diseases.

Song Zhongping

07 Apr 2020