News Analysis The Chinese regime’s military modernization has concentrated on employing new technology. But all wars eventually come down to soldiers fighting soldiers, and the U.S. troops are much better suited to combat than the Chinese. Beijing’s intentions are clear, according to a U.S. Department of Defense report on China’s military ambitions. The report states that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) wishes to “reshape the international order to better align with its authoritarian system and national interests.” As part of Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s “great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation,” the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is modernizing, developing its capabilities to carry out long-range precision strikes, relying on space-wars weapons, counterspace technology, cyber capabilities, and expanding its nuclear weapons arsenal. The PLA’s new development plan states that it is preparing to operate as a networked system of “intelligentized” warfare. Regardless of how high-tech the hardware becomes, a country needs competent …