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What China's PLA says it is learning from the Iran war - Breaking Defense

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What China's PLA says it is learning from the Iran war - Breaking Defense

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  • currentsapi-backfill(Mixed)By Tye Graham

    China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has not fought a major war in nearly five decades, leaving many of the concepts driving its modernization efforts untested in combat. So it’s no surprise that Chinese military researchers are soaking in everything they can from the conflict …

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