evidence: It remains an open question whether China understands the limitations of using stratagems to secure territorial gains by salami slicing and fait accomplis, which India is now more alert to due to the nature and extent of its reciprocal military deployments along the LAC. The TWS is already being implemented beyond Ladakh and the Sino-Indian boundary, as China’s leaders see new opportunities for making low-cost gains in the Arctic and Antarctica, resulting from the clarity with which its strategic managers view their interests. Land warfare and, more generally, land power will still matter. Any large seizures of territory beyond what Beijing pulled off in Eastern Ladakh will require a significantly greater application of force by the Chinese in any sector along the Sino-Indian boundary. The latter possibility cannot be ruled out, meaning India must be doubly alert and prepare for a massive attack by the Chinese. Another implication of China’s unstated official position is that, as a populous country, it is entitled to a share of the world’s resources proportionate to its demographic weight. By this reasoning, China’s opponents, such as India, which recently surpassed it as the world’s most populous country, have the same entitlement. [...] Endnotes [a] Depsang Bulge and Demchok.