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Senkaku/Diaoyu islands
China’s “Warfare” Strategies and Tactics
China employs military actions to achieve political outcomes in territorial disputes. Understanding them is important if conflict is to be avoided.
US Grows Concerned About Japan’s Military Revival
Despite prodding Tokyo to shoulder more of its defense for years, Washington is growing uneasy at this prospect.
The Promise and Peril of China’s New Coast Guard
The consolidation of China’s coast guard is widely viewed as positive. Is it really?
Japan’s Unveils “Aircraft Carrier in Disguise”
China is unnerved by Japan’s 22DDH-class (Izumo) helicopter destroyer, which is a destroyer in name only.
Alfred Thayer Mahan With Chinese Characteristics
In pledging to make China a maritime power, Xi Jinping channeled his inner-Mahanism.
Japan Alarmed By China's Air and Naval Surveillance
On Wednesday, China’s Coast Guard patrolled disputed islands while Y-8 surveillance aircraft passed over strait.
America’s AirSea Battle vs. China’s A2/AD: Who Wins?
Military realities aside, there could be no winners in a clash between China and the U.S.
China Blasts Japan’s Defense White Paper
China’s state media wasted no time in offering withering criticism of Japan’s latest defense document.
It’s Military Drill Season in the East China Sea
With diplomacy stalled, nations are turning to military exercises to signal to adversaries.
The Thucydides Trap and the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands
The decision to nationalize the islands was driven by China’s rise and the fear this sparked in Japan.
Forget Grand Bargains with China
When it comes to U.S.-China relations, there are advantages to thinking small.
Coming Soon: India’s First Indigenous Aircraft Carrier
Plus, Ahmadinejad says that nuclear weapons are sooo 20th century. Thursday defense links.