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People's Liberation Army
Anatomy of a Taiwan Invasion: The Air Domain
By Rick Joe
How would the PLA use its air power in a Taiwan invasion in a late 2019 time frame?
China Isn’t Hearing Asia’s Fears About Its Military Buildup
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
The response to the country’s new defense budget suggests that Beijing continues to be tone deaf to regional anxieties.
Is China’s Path to Military Parity With the US Through Intellectual Property Theft Doomed?
By Robert Farley
A new article turns conventional wisdom on competitive military modernization on its head.
M. Taylor Fravel on How the People's Liberation Army Does Military Strategy
By Ankit Panda
The Diplomat speaks with M. Taylor Fravel about how China's People's Liberation Army thinks about war.
The Linkages Between China's Global Military Ambitions and the Belt and Road Initiative
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
A new U.S. Department of Defense report describes trends in Chinese military modernization.
What Are China’s Military Recruitment Priorities?
By Adam Ni
The recruitment priorities of China’s military reflect, among other things, its growing technological sophistication.
China Tests New 'Waverider' Hypersonic Vehicle
By Steven Stashwick
The hypersonic aircraft sustained speeds above Mach 5.5.
Army Day in China Exposes Xi Jinping’s PLA Challenges
By Bonnie Girard
Problems abound, from closing down PLA businesses to taking care of veterans.
Where Are the Chinese People's Liberation Army's Guided Bombs?
By Rick Joe
Why the PLA still lacks widespread deployment of guided direct attack munitions.
China's Navy Commissions 41st Type 056/056A Stealth Warship
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Chinese Navy reportedly commissioned another Type056 stealth corvette into service this month.
China’s Security Gambit in the Indian Ocean
By Steven Stashwick
Should China’s expanding naval footprint in the Indian Ocean be a cause for concern?
Could China Flash Invade Taiwan?
By Ian Easton
A look at what would be the ultimate nightmare scenario for Taiwan.