Episode 9 : Chinese Strategic Thinking with Phillip Colon

So the existence of Taiwan is, is a humiliating wound on the psyche of the CCP.

It's, right, it's a reminder that China, on some level, despite all the progress the communists have made in terms of uplifting people out of poverty and restoring China's prestige, it's a reminder that China still cannot get over that last hurdle to end the century of humiliation.

For many in the West, China is often viewed through a contemporary lens.

The Chinese Communist Party, economic competition, military modernization, and the leadership of Xi Jinping.

Those factors are important, but they only tell part of the story.

Without understanding the historical experiences, philosophical traditions, and national trauma that shapes China's worldview, it's easy to misread both its intentions and its actions.

Today's guest on Think Fight Learn Repeat is Philip Colon, a wargame analyst that studies competition and conflict through the lens of strategic history, helping military professionals better understand how historical memory informs modern behavior.

If you want to understand not just what China is doing, but why it sees the world the way it does, this is a conversation you won't want to miss.

Philip, welcome to Think Fight Learn Repeat.