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China military
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.
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