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People's Liberation Army
The Rise and Fall of Xu Caihou, China's Corrupt General
By Bo Zhiyue
How Xu Caihou rose from nothing to the pinnacles of CCP power -- and then lost everything.
Is the Pentagon Losing the Arms Race in Space?
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Pentagon officials are deeply worried about Chinese and Russian anti-satellite weapons. Are their concerns justified?
China Topples Germany in Arms Exports
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Two thirds of Chinese arms exports went to just three countries.
What Can Mussolini’s Navy Teach Us About Chinese Naval Power?
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The history of the Italian navy offers great lessons why overestimating your enemy’s capabilities is dangerous.
US Army to Continue Military Dialogue with the PLA
By Franz-Stefan Gady
US Army Pacific will push for closer ties with the Chinese military.
Confirmed: China’s Defense Budget Will Rise 10.1% in 2015
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Money will be spent on the informatization of the PLA.
China’s Defense Budget to Increase 10 Percent in 2015
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Details on what precisely China is spending money on remain murky.
China: Exit Counter-Intervention, Enter Peripheral Defense
By Michael Carl Haas
China’s focus on countering a U.S. military intervention along its periphery is alive and well.
Does China Really Know How to Wage Cyber War?
By Franz-Stefan Gady
China's cyber war capabilities are a riddle wrapped inside an enigma.
Burying China's 'String of Pearls'
By Christopher D. Yung
The “String of Pearls” model has long outlived its usefulness as a strategic concept.
Is Corruption Within the PLA Diminishing China’s Military Preparedness?
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Corruption within the People’s Liberation Army is good news for those who are afraid of China’s military.
Main Battle Tanks in Asia: Useful Junk
By Ankit Panda
Why Asia's militaries will hang on tanks, even as the United States moves on.