Chinese Navy

The search and rescue effort for the missing Malaysian Airlines flight showcases rare goodwill in the South China Sea.

China's interest in aircraft carriers is a strategic calculation based in the psychology of modern warfare.

A few words from a Chinese military officer in Singapore makes clear the game has changed in Asian maritime security.

It appears China has accepted an invitation to participate in RIMPAC. Will the PLAN’s role help enhance ties?

“The PRC draws its most important resources from across an ocean that it cannot control…”

Headlines proclaiming that the military has increased its political clout likely overstate the case.

U.S. naval planners may be tempted to believe technology trumps numbers. It doesn’t always.

Despite claims to the contrary, China’s policy in the near seas today bears scant resemblance to the Monroe Doctrine. But its application still holds lessons for China.

China as been keen to bolster its naval strength. But could its advances prove strategically counterproductive?

There’s a lot of sensationalism over China’s navy. Regardless, India needs its own AirSea Battle concept.

The ongoing standoff between the Philippines and China risks dragging the U.S. in. Manila has least to lose.

Can China and the U.S. get along on the high seas, or even work together on issues of mutual interest? Maybe.