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China military
Capitalizing on PLA Vulnerabilities: Taiwan’s Opportunities for Enhanced Defense
By Holmes Liao
Over the past few decades, the world has seen the military balance shift in China’s favor. Yet, Taiwan is not without its opportunities.
Fear A Militarily Weak China
By David Hutt
Is China's military the juggernaut some imagine, or a paper tiger like Russia's degraded armed forces? Either way, getting a definitive answer would be terrible for almost everyone.
China’s Nuclear Forces Continue to Expand
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
China’s nuclear expansion could lead to a spiraling arms race.
China’s Military Shakeup: What You Need to Know
An interview with Lyle Morris about China's new defense minister and what's driving arguably the biggest purge in PLA history.
Who Is Li Shangfu, China’s Next Defense Minister?
By Marcus Clay
Gen. Li Shangfu, with deep ties to China’s military space enterprises, is widely expected to become China’s next minister of defense. What do we know about him?
Understanding China’s Military Operations Other Than War
By James Char
The latest trial guidelines are less ominous than comparisons to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine would make it seem.
‘The Battle at Lake Changjin’ and China’s New View of War
By Carice Witte
War was once viewed as a danger to the ruling party. Now it is perceived as a way to strengthen CCP’s position.
General Ju Qiansheng Takes Command of the PLA Strategic Support Force
By Marcus Clay
The former commander of the People’s Liberation Army Strategic Support Force Network Systems Department is taking over the entire force.
Understanding China’s Aerial Incursions Into Taiwan’s ADIZ
By Adrian Ang U-Jin and Olli Pekka Suorsa
China’s incursions are meant more as a signal to the United States than a military threat to Taiwan.
Chinese Ballistic Missiles Fired Into South China Sea Claimed to Hit Target Ship
By Steven Stashwick
A news report claims that the August ASBM tests successfully hit a moving vessel and did not just fall into the sea.
China’s Second Aircraft Carrier: A Sign of PLA Naval Muscle?
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
A closer look at the significance of the development for China’s military and its security thinking.
China’s Missile Might: Strategy Power Projection
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Antoine Bondaz.
China's Information Warfare Force Gets a New Commander
By Adam Ni
The PLA Strategic Support Force has a new leader.
China’s Navy Flaunts Its Power, But to What End?
By Bonnie Girard
The PLAN’s 70th anniversary celebration raises important questions about China’s increasingly capable military.
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.
China’s New Maximalism in Three Slogans
By Ben Lowsen
Beijing ups the rhetorical ante.
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’s Military Backs Proposed Constitutional Amendments
By Adam Ni
The military comes out in support of the changes, which would allow Xi to hold the presidency indefinitely.
Pulling Back the Curtain on China’s Rocket Force
By David C. Logan
What can we learn about China's most secretive military branch by examining the career paths of its senior officers?
Why Would China Help Build an Afghan Military Base in Badakhshan?
By Catherine Putz
According to regional reports, China is set to build an Afghan military outpost in Badakhshan.
China’s Vision of the Future Networked Battlefield
By James Johnson
Cyber, space and electronic warfare challenges to the US in the Western Pacific
Chinese Naval Shipbuilding: Measuring the Waves
By Shannon Tiezzi
An interview with Andrew S. Erickson
What’s Behind China’s Big New Drone Deal?
By Ian Armstrong
A closer look at a drone-fueled courtship between China and Saudi Arabia.
Chinese Nuclear Strategist Believes China’s MIRVs Are Decoys
By Ben Lowsen
China may be playing a nuclear shell game.
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