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China military modernization
![Is America Ready for the New Cold War? Is America Ready for the New Cold War?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-07-25-135221.jpg)
Is America Ready for the New Cold War?
By Monish Tourangbam and Arushi Singh
The U.S. faces a crisis of leadership at home and grapples with a perception problem abroad.
![Most Experts Agree: China Isn’t About to Invade Taiwan Most Experts Agree: China Isn’t About to Invade Taiwan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-08-12-133218.jpg)
Most Experts Agree: China Isn’t About to Invade Taiwan
By Alexis von Sydow
A new report from the Swedish National China Centre finds that forecasts consistently rate the risk of armed conflict in the Taiwan strait as low.
![Military-Civil Fusion: China, the US, and Beyond Military-Civil Fusion: China, the US, and Beyond](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-08-21-143052.jpg)
Military-Civil Fusion: China, the US, and Beyond
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Yoram Evron.
![Beyond Defense: China’s Pursuit of Unorthodox Force Multipliers Beyond Defense: China’s Pursuit of Unorthodox Force Multipliers](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-08-14-130048.jpg)
Beyond Defense: China’s Pursuit of Unorthodox Force Multipliers
By Ron Matthews and Fitriani Bintang Timur
From animal mimicry to neuroscience, there is a hidden arms race underway in areas beyond “defense,” as traditionally understood.
![China’s Military Exercises Near Taiwan: Signaling and War Scares China’s Military Exercises Near Taiwan: Signaling and War Scares](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-08-08-152933.jpg)
China’s Military Exercises Near Taiwan: Signaling and War Scares
By Narantsatsral Enkhbat
Beijing uses military exercises for a wide variety of reasons, from military training purposes to political and strategic ends.
![Xi Jinping’s Vision for Artificial Intelligence in the PLA Xi Jinping’s Vision for Artificial Intelligence in the PLA](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-11-15-204722.jpg)
Xi Jinping’s Vision for Artificial Intelligence in the PLA
By Koichiro Takagi
China is seeking to use “intelligentization” to build a “world-class” military.
![How China’s Military Is Preparing for War With Taiwan How China’s Military Is Preparing for War With Taiwan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-06-02-8.jpg)
How China’s Military Is Preparing for War With Taiwan
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Joel Wuthnow.
![Right Thinking and Self-Criticisms: Military Modernization With Chinese Communist Characteristics Right Thinking and Self-Criticisms: Military Modernization With Chinese Communist Characteristics](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-09-28-20.jpg)
Right Thinking and Self-Criticisms: Military Modernization With Chinese Communist Characteristics
By Derek Solen
Political education made a major appearance at the PLA Air Force’s annual air combat competition.
![China’s Military Has a Hidden Weakness China’s Military Has a Hidden Weakness](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-06-03_00-39-39.jpg)
China’s Military Has a Hidden Weakness
By Steve Sacks
High-tech new weapons are useful, but current military reform shortfalls hinder the PLA’s ability to employ such hardware.
![The PLA’s AI Competitions The PLA’s AI Competitions](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-11-04-10.jpg)
The PLA’s AI Competitions
By Marcus Clay
Can the new design contests foster a culture of military innovation in China?
![The Economic and Military Impact of China’s BeiDou Navigation System The Economic and Military Impact of China’s BeiDou Navigation System](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-07-01-5.jpg)
The Economic and Military Impact of China’s BeiDou Navigation System
By Namrata Goswami and Namrata Goswami
The combination of recent technological developments offers a China-led world order a definitive competitive edge.
![The Invisible Threat to China’s Navy: Corruption The Invisible Threat to China’s Navy: Corruption](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-05-19-5.jpg)
The Invisible Threat to China’s Navy: Corruption
By Zi Yang
The arrest of CSIC’s chairman speaks to endemic corruption among China’s military shipbuilders. That spells trouble for the PLAN.
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