The similarities and differences between the "total victory" ideology and the "potential use of force" strategy (Chinese Edition:试论“全胜”思想与“武力潜在使用”战略的异同)

[Author] Qi Haotian

[Publisher and date] Military History Research, 2008 Second Issue

[Abstract] This paper firstly discusses the differences between the idea of "total victory" and the theory of "strategic coercion" in three aspects: the connotation of strategy, the means of strategy, and the role of concepts; secondly, by analyzing and comparing the prerequisites for strategy realization, it explores the commonalities between the two strategic ideas at the operational level; secondly, it sorts out the strategic flexibility and variability embodied in the evolution of the idea of "total victory" in the social and technological contexts of different times, Finally, the main idea of the article is summarized.