Robert Gates

Does the test flight of a stealth fighter during Gates’ China visit show the PLA is undermining the civilian leadership?

A call for China to double its defence budget isn’t getting as much attention as it deserves.

After a year of tension with its neighbours, is China starting to soften its foreign policy and military tone?

In this first in a series on the region’s navies, The Diplomat looks at how to measure naval power—including the US and China’s.

After a cool summer, the autumn takes the chill out of some of China’s bilateral ties.

Kim, cars, Gates and the South China Sea—its been a busy summer for China watchers.

China says arms sales to Taiwan are the cause of Sino-US defence tensions. But even if they stopped now, ties would be chilly.