China and War
- Thomas Neuburger
- Jul 28
- 2 min read
By Thomas Neuburger
We’ve seen what today’s warfare looks like — sleek, cheap, deadly, Iranian drones versus aged, inaccurate, expensive American missiles ($20,000 vs. $4 million each); sitting-duck targets and bases (ours); ships so vulnerable we can’t afford to deploy them. The military world has changed, and we’re not a part of it.
Yet in their wisdom or hubris (or Bacchantean madness) our makers of war still think China the great international prize and they mean to go after it. (For more on China, see “Alfred McCoy: Controlling the 'World Island'” and “Iran, China and America's Great Game”.)
So for fun, let’s look at technology in China today.
Drone Shows
The Chinese have been putting on shows like this for a while.
In 2024, this show held the largest image ever formed by multi-rotor drones. More than 7500 machines were used in the display.
And this show in 2026 broke that record. It employed more than 22,000 drones.
Beautiful, yes? Now think: would you care to see this in battle, armed to the teeth? I would take these displays as military demonstrations. Not kidding.
China’s Next-Level Dog
Via Glenn Diesen, whom I’ve come to appreciate, we find this fun bit of Chinese technology. This is the most agile robot dog on the planet. (Turn off the sound if it plays.)
Looks great on the dance floor, right? Care to see one in battle? How about a dozen. A hundred.
A Fantasy War from China
And finally, an AI dream from China of some future war. My source is this post on Twitter, whose own source I don’t know. So take this as fantasy, M. Night Shyamalan-style. The AI is excellent, by the way; almost passes for real.
(If the tweet below doesn't display properly, click the link immediately above. Wix may be unwell.)
Did you notice the NATO flags on those blown-out cars?
This looks like our navy to me:
And at 1:32 there’s a not-quite American flag on one soldier’s sleeve.
Conclusion
First, someone’s preparing for us. In fact, they’re already prepared.
Second, if we can’t beat Iran, a smart, mid-level power, this group will eat our lunch, spank our kids, sink our carriers, and send us home with a note to sit down and shut up. We’ve already lost.
I frankly don’t know what they’re thinking, our masters of war. The one-polar world is gone, and they’re acting quite mad. Won’t anyone wake them up?
Well, that’s reassuring:
I only have one issue with China their government i'm no fan Xi Jinping or The Communist Party they're too power hungry when Joe Biden was President he said it himself that Jinping is a bully and he's right the people need regime change there with a massive voice who cares about Democracy they're so overdue they deserve their own DSA type moment.
This was a thought-provoking piece on modern military technology and China’s advances. The drone shows and robot dog examples made the points about shifting warfare capabilities feel especially vivid. I came across a similar discussion on global tech and strategy on England & Derbyshire Solicitors that shared some of the same concerns about readiness. Strong read.