Assessing China’s Wartime Sustainment: A Conversation with Robert Greenway

Assessing China’s Wartime Sustainment: A Conversation with Robert Greenway

March 26, 2026 · 36 min

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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.

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