Shen Zhou

Shen Zhou, a former design engineer for military vehicles, is a China observer who has paid close attention to the Chinese regime’s military expansion over the years. He started contributing to The Epoch Times in 2020.

China’s Aggressive Rhetoric Against Japan Doesn’t Align With Its Actual Military Strength

Part two: Chinese authorities may fear that an actual conflict could expose serious weaknesses in the military.

Thinking About China December 5, 2025
China’s Aggressive Rhetoric Against Japan Doesn’t Align With Its Actual Military Strength

Part one: Beijing has been ramping up rhetoric about a potential war with Japan in response to the ...

Thinking About China December 4, 2025
Why Isn’t China Touting Its New Aircraft Carrier?

Commentary China’s Fujian aircraft carrier officially entered service on Nov. 5. Still, state media outlet Xinhua News Agency ...

Thinking About China November 13, 2025
China Launches Fujian Carrier on 9/11: A Closer Look at the Message Behind the Move

Commentary On Sept. 11, the Japanese spotted China’s yet-to-be-commissioned aircraft carrier, the Fujian, sailing toward the Taiwan Strait. ...

Thinking About China September 18, 2025
China Showcases Weapons at Military Parade—New Tech or Just Knockoffs?

Commentary Beijing on Sept. 3 rolled out tanks, missiles, and warplanes in a grandiose military parade at Tiananmen ...

Thinking About China September 11, 2025
South China Sea Collision Exposes Deep Troubles in the Chinese Navy

Commentary The Chinese navy’s Type 052D destroyer Guilin and the coast guard vessel Nanyu collided at high speed ...

Thinking About China August 25, 2025
How the US Can Counter the CCP’s Covert and Unrestricted Warfare

Part 2: The United States must fully recognize the CCP's ambition to defeat it and take preemptive measures ...

Thinking About China August 19, 2025
How the US Can Counter the CCP’s Covert and Unrestricted Warfare

Part 1: The United States should develop the ‘Golden Dome’ and strengthen cyber defenses to counter China’s space ...

Thinking About China August 16, 2025
Communist China Would Sacrifice Its Own Troops to Conquer Taiwan

Part 2: In the event of a war over Taiwan, China could deploy Type 054A frigates and diesel-electric ...

Thinking About China July 25, 2025
Communist China Would Sacrifice Its Own Troops to Conquer Taiwan

Part 1: China’s outdated carriers could be used to disrupt and delay U.S. and allied efforts to defend ...

Thinking About China July 22, 2025
The CCP’s Military Exercises and Carrier Maneuvers Signal the Regime’s Taiwan Invasion Strategy

China's recent carrier fleet maneuvers likely rehearsed a plan to prevent allied aid to Taiwan and buy time ...

Thinking About China June 23, 2025
Preventing Another Pearl Harbor: Wargaming a Chinese Surprise Attack

Is the U.S. military prepared to deter a potential Pearl Harbor–style surprise attack by the Chinese communist regime?

Thinking About China June 20, 2025
Chinese ‘Mercenaries’ Caught in Ukraine Reveal More of Beijing’s Involvement in Russia–Ukraine War

Commentary Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on April 8 wrote on social media that Ukrainian forces had captured two ...

Thinking About China April 17, 2025
5 Major Flaws Exposed in CCP’s Taiwan Strait Military Drills

This failure to present 'integrated joint operations' at least demonstrates that the Chinese Air Force and Navy were ...

Thinking About China April 8, 2025
China’s New Aircraft Carrier Lacks Fighter Jets

Commentary China launched its new Type 003 aircraft carrier Fujian on June 17 in Shanghai, touting that its ...

Thinking About China July 4, 2022
Xi Jinping Signals His Political Intention From His Inspection of the Combat Center

Commentary On Jan. 28, Xi Jinping visited the joint battle command center of the Central Command Theater in ...

Thinking About China February 2, 2022
Chinese Aircraft Carrier’s Weakness Revealed in Fatal Crash of J-15

Commentary On April 26, Xinhua, the mouthpiece of the communist regime, published an article to commemorate a Chinese ...

Thinking About China May 3, 2021
Chinese Aircraft Carrier Reveals the CCP’s Ambitions and Pitfalls in Controlling the South China Sea

Commentary Japan’s Defense Ministry announced on April 4 that the Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning had crossed the Miyako Strait. ...

Thinking About China April 8, 2021
Chinese Regime Attempts to Conceal Its Failed Strategy Over Sino-Indian Border Dispute

Commentary China’s Ministry of National Defense announced on Feb. 10 the withdrawal of troops from the Sino-Indian border. ...

Thinking About China March 9, 2021
The Chinese Communist Party Is Trying to Use All Means to Pressure Biden

Commentary In the new year, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has taken several actions to openly provoke conflict—in ...

Thinking About China January 19, 2021
The Implications of China’s PLA Declining to Meet With the US Military

Commentary Amid heightened tensions in the South China Sea, U.S. and Chinese military chiefs held talks on crisis ...

Thinking About China January 18, 2021
China’s Space Plane Project Falls Behind

Commentary On Oct. 19, the 6th China (International) Commercial Aerospace Summit Forum was held in Wuhan, the capital ...

Thinking About China October 27, 2020
Jilin Prison Uses 'Death Beds' to Torture Falun Gong Practitioners

The death bed, a torture method originating from Jilin Prison, is frequently used to torture imprisoned Falun Gong ...

China News December 16, 2007
Defense Lawyer for Falun Gong Practitioners Illegally Detained

On February 10, Mr. Zhu Yubiao, defense lawyer for three Falun Gong practitioners, was arrested by police. Zhu ...

China News June 14, 2007