![]() ![]() ![]() Today, I am an academic researching how Chinese philosophy and foreign policy intersect. Looking for insight, I turned to classical Chinese philosophy and finally encountered concepts that helped illuminate the unique perspective of Sunzi’s “Art of War.” This deepened my desire to understand how leaders in the People’s Republic of China see the world and choose strategies. However, a few years later the Marine Corps trained me as a China scholar, and I spent much of my career working on U.S. ![]() It seemed Sunzi’s advice was either common sense or in agreement with Western military classics. The book’s maxims, such as “know the enemy and know yourself,” are routinely quoted in military texts, as well as business and management books. “Art of War” has long been mined for an understanding of China’s strategic tradition and universal military truths. I was not the only one looking for insights from the sage Sunzi, also known as Sun Tzu, who died over 2,500 years ago. In the mid-1990s, I picked up the military classic “ Art of War” hoping to find insight into my new career as an officer in the United States Marine Corps. ![]()
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