Disrupted World: 5 New Global Realities

In 2026, the US and Israel jointly launched military operations against Iran, dubbed "Epic Fury" and "Roaring Lion," respectively, killing 165 little girls in one school alone on the first day.

Zahra,
the 14-month-old granddaughter of Ayatollah Khamenei, who was killed in the bombing.

This military operation prompted the Chinese military leadership to reexamine its view of the global world order and formulate five key conclusions describing the new global realities.

Here are the five lessons that has been identified by the Chinese military from the US-Israeli military operation against Iran:

① The deadliest threat is the enemy within.

② The most costly miscalculation is blind faith in peace.

③ The harshest reality is the logic of superior firepower.

④ The cruelest paradox is the illusion of victory.

⑤ Absolute confidence is self-sufficiency.

Know your enemy and know yourself – your victory will be painless. Know the weather and the field – your victory will be complete.

Sun Tzu