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DF-21D
![Did China Start Testing Anti-Ship Ballistic Missiles Into the South China Sea? Did China Start Testing Anti-Ship Ballistic Missiles Into the South China Sea?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-09-03_08-52-26.jpg)
Did China Start Testing Anti-Ship Ballistic Missiles Into the South China Sea?
By Ankit Panda
The tests would mark the first activity of their kind in the South China Sea.
![Is North Korea Working Toward a 'Carrier-Killer' Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile? Is North Korea Working Toward a 'Carrier-Killer' Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-c9eq-q1uaaauo9s.jpg)
Is North Korea Working Toward a 'Carrier-Killer' Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile?
By Ankit Panda
Say hello to the KN-17.
![Keeping China’s Aircraft Carriers in Perspective Keeping China’s Aircraft Carriers in Perspective](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-01-03_01-12-51.jpg)
Keeping China’s Aircraft Carriers in Perspective
By Eric Gomez
China’s investment in aircraft carriers will take a great deal of time and money to reach its full potential.
![New Equations in the Asia-Pacific as China Arrives as Military Power New Equations in the Asia-Pacific as China Arrives as Military Power](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-09-07_17-00-23.jpg)
New Equations in the Asia-Pacific as China Arrives as Military Power
By Harsh V. Pant
China's expanding and modernizing military power could change everything in Asia.
![Cruise Missiles: China’s Real ‘Carrier Killer’ Cruise Missiles: China’s Real ‘Carrier Killer’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-06-04_21-03-54.jpg)
Cruise Missiles: China’s Real ‘Carrier Killer’
By Zachary Keck
U.S. military analysts warn of the growing threat Chinese cruise missiles pose to the U.S. in the Asia-Pacific region
![Twilight of the Aircraft Carrier? Twilight of the Aircraft Carrier?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2013-12-12_21-17-58.jpg)
Twilight of the Aircraft Carrier?
By James R. Holmes
Past fears that carriers were vulnerable to new technologies weren’t proven right… nor were they proven wrong.
![Reality Check: US Naval Primacy Is Not Guaranteed Reality Check: US Naval Primacy Is Not Guaranteed](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sizes/thumbnail/China13.jpg)
Reality Check: US Naval Primacy Is Not Guaranteed
By James R. Holmes
If the U.S. Navy wants to continue controlling the seas, it may have to fight.
![How A2/AD Can Defeat China How A2/AD Can Defeat China](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sizes/thumbnail/19806_5285fb275340d.jpg)
How A2/AD Can Defeat China
A new report by the Rand Corporation calls for turning China’s A2/AD strategy on its head.
![Lifting the Veil on China’s “Carrier-Killer” Lifting the Veil on China’s “Carrier-Killer”](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/sizes/thumbnail/18818_52809c74456ab.jpg)
Lifting the Veil on China’s “Carrier-Killer”
A new report traces the DF-21D’s origins, developments and possible uses in combat conditions.
![Drone Warfare Version 2.0: Great Power Edition Drone Warfare Version 2.0: Great Power Edition](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/sizes/thumbnail/19041_5280a1a09fd8c.jpg)
Drone Warfare Version 2.0: Great Power Edition
So far drones have been used to target terrorists, but the era of great power drone warfare is quickly taking shape.
![AirSea Battle, A2/AD and the Offense-Defense Balance AirSea Battle, A2/AD and the Offense-Defense Balance](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/sizes/thumbnail/2435_524382692e063.jpg)
AirSea Battle, A2/AD and the Offense-Defense Balance
Do AirSea Battle and A2/AD make the U.S.-China military balance more or less stable?
![Why China May Limit “Carrier-Killer’s” Range Why China May Limit “Carrier-Killer’s” Range](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/sizes/thumbnail/2761_524383cf965f5.jpg)
Why China May Limit “Carrier-Killer’s” Range
Even if China’s technically capable of expanding the DF-21D ABSM’s range, its foreign policy goals might dictate restraint.
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