Assessing China’s Wartime Sustainment: A Conversation with Robert Greenway
From ChinaPower by CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies
March 26, 2026 · 36 min
About this episode
Robert Greenway discusses key findings from his report on China's wartime sustainment and its implications for US military strategy.
In this episode of the ChinaPower Podcast, Robert Greenway joins us to discuss key findings from his new report, TIDALWAVE: Strategic Exploitation and Sustainment in a US–China Conflict. The conversation explores China’s vulnerabilities in fuel and ammunition sustainment and how instability in the Middle East could affect PLA operations. He also discusses the risks associated with the sustainment gaps facing U.S. forces and potential steps Washington and its partners could consider to strengthen their position. Robert Greenway is the Director of the Allison Center for National Security at The Heritage Foundation.
People in this episode
Guest: Robert Greenway
Topics covered
- China's wartime sustainment
- US-China conflict
- military vulnerabilities
- fuel and ammunition sustainment
- PLA operations
- Middle East instability
- US military strategy
Keywords
- China
- wartime sustainment
- US military
- PLA
- Middle East
- fuel
- ammunition
- conflict
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies, The Heritage Foundation
Books & works: TIDALWAVE: Strategic Exploitation and Sustainment in a US–China Conflict
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