Austin Bay: Weaponizing Everything, Including Lawyers and Balloons: China’s 1999 Manual for Defeating America

During its North American aerial odyssey The Big Chinese Balloon was within easy reach of ICBM silo field, strategic bomber bases, key logistics hubs (Charleston, for example), and major Army or USAF headquarters.

The balloon was more than just blowing in the winds. Its calculated military itinerary tells reasonable Americans and Canadians — reasonable being a qualifier that excludes media influencers and politicians bribed or blackmailed by communist China — that the balloon was spying on critical North American defense installations.

It was a War Mission. Please note that I didn’t write “pre-War”; I wrote “War.”

I’ll tell you why in a moment. But first, let me thank The Wall Street Journal for its February 20 article entitled: “China’s Newest Weapon to Nab Western Technology — Its Courts.”

According to the report, officials from both the U.S. and EU are involved in this investigation “accuse China of using its courts and patent panels to undermine foreign intellectual-property rights and help Chinese businesses. They say China is focusing such efforts on industries it deems important, including technology, pharmaceuticals and rare-earth minerals.”

Beijing has made use of its legal system in order to steal technology.

Beijing’s lawfare seems calculated and synchronized. Journal claims that China is trying to block European companies from protecting their patents outside China. A company official expressed regret: “It is puzzling that so many cases went wrong at the same time.”

Actually — it isn’t puzzling at all.

Fundamentally, communist China is fighting to rule the world. The Chinese state has used every technology, media and method of interpersonal and organizational interaction to achieve its goal.

Our study title is assured by informed minds “Unrestricted Warfare” This is not a war strategy. Although it’s not a comprehensive plan, I will admit it’s a valuable guidebook for communist leaders in China to defeat the U.S. as well as establish an international order that is Chinese-mandated.

Qiao Luang and Wang Xiangsui were the authors. They wrote “Unrestricted Warfare,” Both were People’s Liberation Army Air Force Colonels. Qiao later made major general.

Chapter 2 addresses full-spectrum warfare. Its title in English “The War God’s Face Has Become Indistinct.”

Translation: Weather balloons and legal jargon can be used to degrade American capabilities in China’s long-running war with the U.S.

This chapter lists the different types of warfare China can use to harm and attack the U.S. without provoking a military response.

Get started with Drug Warfare. The authors also add the following comment about drug pushing: “obtaining sudden and huge illicit profits by spreading disaster in other countries.” It was one Qiao and Wang’s speculative options back in 1999. Fentanyl will be a major problem in the United States by 2023. Beijing’s Drug Warfare delivery system Mexican cartels.

Here are some more Qiao- and Wang options. Their comments are in parentheses.

—Psychological warfare (“spreading rumors to intimidate the enemy and break down his will”).

—Smuggling warfare (“throwing markets into confusion and attacking economic order”).

—Media warfare (“manipulating what people see and hear in order to lead public opinion along”).

—International law warfare (“seizing the earliest opportunity to set up regulations”). Another twist is the use courts to steal technology.

—Resources warfare (“plundering stores of resources”). China tried to control Congo’s cobalt resources by using bribery and corrupt contracts. This is white collar plundering.

—Economic aid warfare (“bestowing favor in the open and contriving to control matters in secret”). Secret control of matters hints at bribery and blackmail as well as intimidation. The concept of resources warfare goes hand in hand with it.

—Cultural warfare (“leading cultural trends along in order to assimilate those with different views”). Beijing has spent billions to influence Hollywood and social media. The TikTok app, which is sourced from China, is a favorite among American teens. TikTok and other similar apps can be used for spying on others and spreading destructive and psychologically-oriented propaganda.

Some states are banning TikTok. We can win.

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