China's military readying all branches of the People's Liberation Army

The second and final part of the series talks about how the PLA is creating options for dissuading and defeating external intervention in the Indo-Pacific region

The US Department of Defense (the Pentagon) on Thursday said the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) was strengthening its ability to “fight and win wars” against a “strong enemy” — a likely euphemism for the United States.
 

The Congress-mandated annual report on the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is titled 'Military and security developments involving the PRC.'
 

Alongside the ability to fight a major war, the PLA is building its ability to simultaneously counter an intervention by a third party in a conflict along the PRC’s periphery, and to project power globally.
 

“The PLA has sought to modernise its capabilities and