The Coming Wave: Chinese Doctrine on the Tabletop?

A Chinese commercial wargame, _The Coming Wave_, provides unique insight into the People's Liberation Army's core operational concept of multi-domain precision warfare. The game models a potential Taiwan conflict, portraying Chinese military thinking that prioritizes a "system of systems" approach where units function primarily as networked sensors. This design highlights the importance of joint firepower but also exposes a potential vulnerability in China's centralized command structure. The analysis suggests that U.S. forces could gain an advantage by decentralizing authority and shortening their decision-making loop to react faster than Chinese planners anticipate.