PLA Navy

Unprecedented improvements in U.S.-China mil-to-mil ties have not appreciably reduced tensions.

China won the Cowpens/Liaoning encounter in the South China Sea. What lessons should the US draw?

Despite all the hype, the PLA Navy’s achievements remain relatively modest.

Plus, Pakistan unveiled its first two domestically built drones. Tuesday defense and security links.

China’s Marines have emerged rapidly in recent years, with deployments that underscore their growing regional role.

China may aspire to regional leadership but so far it’s failing in naval diplomacy.

China’s state media reports suggest the J-15 has entered mass production but can’t take off with bombs.

Growing exchanges and a U.S. desire to cooperate suggest a policy of engagement, rather than containment.

Whether Beijing emerges as the dominant naval power in the region will depend largely on what others do.

In pledging to make China a maritime power, Xi Jinping channeled his inner-Mahanism.

The arrival of Chinese near disputed islands prompts a blunt response from Tokyo.

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