Wang Xiangsui (王湘穗, born October 1, 1954) is a professor at Beihang University in Beijing, China[1] and a retired senior Colonel in the People's Liberation Army.
[2] He is also a co-author of Unrestricted Warfare, a book which dictates that no country is capable of defeating a superpower, such as the United States, on its own terms.
The book outlines steps that could weaken such superpowers, through unconventional means, including manipulation of banking systems, control of the media and natural resources.
[3]: 69 He along with Qiao Liang is the co-author of numerous books of military theory, the most prominent of which is Unrestricted Warfare which has influenced the strategic thinking of the People's Liberation Army as well as the United States in its policy towards China, Wang is also the author of numerous other books including: On the Quality of Officers, Exposition of the World's Military Powers, and Records of World Wars.
"[3]: 70 Wang views Russia's invasion of Ukraine as advancing multi-polarity against United States hegemony.