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What the PLA Rocket Force Shakeup Means for Taiwan

What the PLA Rocket Force Shakeup Means for Taiwan

By Eric Gomez
Although China’s military has made big strides in a short period of time, it faces persistent challenges such as corruption that hinder both its ability to reform and its ability to effectively fight wars.

Deception Is Key to Chinese Military Strategies

Deception Is Key to Chinese Military Strategies

By Aaron Jensen
Despite the long tradition of valuing deception by Chinese military leaders, few studies on Chinese military power touch on the issue.
A Closer Look at the PLARF’s DF-26

A Closer Look at the PLARF’s DF-26

By Ankit Panda
One feature on the DF-26 emphasizes its dual-capable nature.

China’s Dual-Capable Missiles: A Dangerous Feature, Not a Bug

China’s Dual-Capable Missiles: A Dangerous Feature, Not a Bug

By Ankit Panda
The DF-26 IRBM’s ability to operate conventional and nuclear warheads creates dangerous inadvertent escalation risks.

Would China Use Nuclear Weapons First in a War With the United States?

Would China Use Nuclear Weapons First in a War With the United States?

By Gregory Kulacki
Recent American statements on Chinese nuclear weapons policy merit closer scrutiny.

Missile Investments Are Needed to Meet China’s Nuclear Challenge

Missile Investments Are Needed to Meet China’s Nuclear Challenge

By Richard D. Fisher, Jr.
Convincing China to agree to nuclear limitation agreements will require investments in American forces.

Are China’s South China Sea Artificial Islands Militarily Significant and Useful?

Are China’s South China Sea Artificial Islands Militarily Significant and Useful?

By Ankit Panda
China's artificial islands are a symbol of its revisionism in the South China Sea, but they're also militarily significant.
Is China Getting Ready to Finally Reveal the DF-41 Intercontinental-Range Ballistic Missile?

Is China Getting Ready to Finally Reveal the DF-41 Intercontinental-Range Ballistic Missile?

By Ankit Panda
Is the long-awaited DF-41 expected to make an appearance?

New US Joint Chiefs Chairman Endorses Post-INF Missile Deployments in Pacific

New US Joint Chiefs Chairman Endorses Post-INF Missile Deployments in Pacific

By Ankit Panda
The next probable U.S. chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff sees more missiles in the Pacific as a useful capability.

The PLARF’s New Hainan Island Base and China’s Recent Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile Tests

The PLARF’s New Hainan Island Base and China’s Recent Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile Tests

By Ankit Panda
The first-known Chinese tests of an anti-ship ballistic missile into the South China Sea may have inaugurated a new PLARF base.

China Makes Progress in Induction of Second S-400 Air Defense System Regiment

China Makes Progress in Induction of Second S-400 Air Defense System Regiment

By Franz-Stefan Gady
Chinese servicemen are conducting a technical inspection of the second batch of S-400 air defense systems.
China Conducts First Test of New JL-3 Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile

China Conducts First Test of New JL-3 Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile

By Ankit Panda
China’s nuclear modernization continues with the first known test of its next-generation SLBM.

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