Wang Xiangsui (王湘穗, born October 1, 1954) is a professor at

Beihang University Beihang University, previously known as Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (), abbreviated as BUAA or Beihang ( zh, c=北航, p=), is a national public research university located in Beijing, China, specializing in engineering, t ...

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, China and a retired senior

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in the People's Liberation Army. He is also a co-

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of ''

Unrestricted Warfare ''Unrestricted Warfare: Two Air Force Senior Colonels on Scenarios for War and the Operational Art in an Era of Globalization'' () is a book on military strategy written in 1999 by two colonels in the People's Liberation Army (PLA), Qiao Liang ...

'', a book which dictates that no

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is capable of defeating a superpower, such as the

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, on its own terms. The book outlines steps that could weaken such superpowers, through unconventional means, including manipulation of

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s, control of the

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and

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1954 births Living people People's Liberation Army officers Chinese military writers People's Republic of China writers Academic staff of Beihang University {{China-mil-bio-stub