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Next Stop South China Sea? China’s 1st Aircraft Carrier ‘Ready for Combat’
By Franz-Stefan Gady
A communist party official claims that China’s sole carrier is “constantly prepared for war.”
South China Sea: PLAN Conducts Drill Off Hainan Island
By Ankit Panda
The exercise comes less than a week after the latest U.S. freedom of navigation patrol.
China Defense Ministry: 'Military Will Not Sit Idle' if Japan Expands Involvement in South China Sea
By Ankit Panda
The Chinese Ministry of National Defense warns Japan against getting too involved in the South China Sea.
East China Sea: Japan Reacts as Chinese Air Force Conducts Miyako Strait Drill
By Ankit Panda
Several types of Chinese military aircraft transited the strategically important strait.
Being Realistic About Engagement with China and the A2/AD Threat
By Steven Stashwick
U.S. Chief of Naval Operations: U.S. must engage with China and A2/AD is an "aspiration."
China's Air Force Revisits the Bashi Channel. Here's Why That Matters
By Ankit Panda
The Bashi Channel is seldom discussed, but bears great strategic relevance for the People's Liberation Army.
Chinese, Russian Navies to Hold 8 Days of Naval Exercises in the South China Sea
By Ankit Panda
Beijing and Moscow will hold the first-ever South China Sea iteration of their Joint Sea exercises.
China's First Homemade Carrier Could Take to the Seas Later This Year
By Ankit Panda
Multiple reports suggest that the PLAN's first indigenous carrier could enter sea trials later this year.
Getting the Right World War I Metaphor for a US-China Clash
By Steven Stashwick
The Great War has less to tell us about how a Pacific War might start than what it might look like.
Chinese Navy Holds 'Confrontation Drill' in Sea of Japan
By Ankit Panda
The ships participating in the exercise were on their way back to China from RIMPAC 2016.
China and US Navies Conduct Joint Search and Rescue Drill
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Chinese and U.S. navies also held a Code for Unplanned Encounters at Sea exercise.
A New War in the Pacific Could be ‘Trench Warfare’ at Sea
By Steven Stashwick
Recent studies suggest A2/AD and AirSea Battle lead to costly stalemate, not victory.