How the People's Liberation Army Does Military Strategy | 2019 | News How the People's Liberation Army Does Military Strategy: Interview with Taylor FravelJanuary 31, 2019 Interview with Taylor Fravel by Ankit Panda in The Diplomat on January 30, 2019. Topic: "How the People's Liberation Army Does Military Strategy." The interview is, in part, a discussion about Fravel's forthcoming book, Active Defense: China's Military Strategy since 1949. The book will be available in April, and is already available for preorder.