Chinese military Ukraine war lessons

Can studying combat in the Black Sea improve the battle-readiness of the PLA Navy?

Ukraine’s use of USVs has given the world’s navies a genuine view of what large scale future naval warfare might look like. 

With respect to Russian airpower, Chinese strategists continue to be quite fixated on Russian attack helicopter operations in Ukraine.

Overall, Chinese strategists are underwhelmed by the performance of the Kinzhal on the Ukrainian battlefield.

How are Chinese strategists viewing the debate over tactical nuclear use and escalation in the Ukraine war?

Both Russia and Ukraine have used loitering munitions successfully in the current war – and China is watching closely.

Chinese strategists are studying mining and counter-mining efforts in the Russia-Ukraine War.

China is paying close attention to how Russia's logistical failures hampered its invasion of Ukraine – particularly as China will face an even steeper logistical challenge should it attack Taiwan.

What lessons does Russia’s nuclear signaling hold for a prospective Chinese war to force unification with Taiwan?

U.S. strategists have long hypothesized that the weapon could play a major role in a war with China. Now Beijing is watching how it is being used by Ukraine's military.

China has invested heavily in a large force of modern military helicopters, so its military strategists are watching closely as Russia's helicopter fleet takes massive damage.

The attack on Sevastopol six months ago may not have had the intended impact, but could have reverberations for the naval rivalry in the western Pacific.