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PLAN
From China's New Aircraft Carrier to Malabar 2017: Naval Update in the Asia-Pacific
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
The Diplomat's editors discuss recent naval procurement decisions and exercises across the Asia-Pacific region.
China Burnishes Anti-Piracy Credentials Without Clarifying Possible Use of Lethal Force
By Ankit Panda
The Chinese Ministry of National Defense clarified the extent of the Chinese Navy's anti-piracy operations in the Indian Ocean.
What Does China's New Aircraft Carrier Mean for the Liaoning?
By Robert Farley
China seems to be taking the same careful approach to its carrier program as Japan took during the interwar period.
China's First Domestically Manufactured Carrier Launches. What's Next for the PLAN?
By Ankit Panda
China's first domestic carrier launches. What's next?
Chinese Naval Shipbuilding: Measuring the Waves
By Shannon Tiezzi
An interview with Andrew S. Erickson
China's First Domestically Built Aircraft Carrier May Launch Any Day Now
By Ankit Panda
China's first homemade carrier could launch in the coming days.
Does It Make Sense to Think About Naval Power in 15 to 30 Year Cycles?
By Robert Farley
Technological cycles can render a just-modernized army obsolete.
A Closer Look at China's Critical South China Sea Submarine Base
By Damen Cook
A deeper look at Yulin-East, China's burgeoning submarine bastion in the South China Sea.
China's Navy Will 'Intercept' and 'Follow' Military Vessels and Aircraft
By Ankit Panda
The Chinese navy will "will intercept any intruding aircraft and follow every military vessel in areas under our responsibility."
Chinese Military Aircraft Transit Miyako Strait, Leading Japan to Scramble Jets
By Ankit Panda
China returns to the Miyako Strait.
The Chinese Navy's Djibouti Base: A 'Support Facility' or Something More?
By Ankit Panda
China says its facility in Djibouti will amount to little more than a "support facility."
China’s Second Aircraft Carrier to Begin Sea Trials in 2019
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The new carrier is nearing completion and a launching ceremony ‘will soon be held.’