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China and Xi Jinping Sent a Message to Taiwan (but Did Taipei Hear It?)
Observers say Beijing may find itself in an embarrassing position as its muscle-flexing was not seen first-hand by its intended audience.Asia TimesThe People’s Liberation Army (PLA) wrapped up...
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China's First Homemade Carrier Is Preparing for War
The unnamed carrier was seen moving out of Dalian shipyard for sea trials.Asia TimesThe Beijing-based Global Times has said the first locally made carrier, not yet christened, is likely to be ready for...
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70 Percent of Taiwanese Will Fight If China Invades, Survey Finds
The younger the respondent, the more antagonistic the view becomes toward mainland China.Asia TimesPerhaps Beijing’s breaches of Taiwan’s sea and air borders in intermittent circumnavigations since...
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China's Greatest Wish: Is Taiwan's Air Force Dying?
Taiwan’s small fighter fleet faces wear and tear.Asia TimesNow the Taiwanese military is looking to boost its surface-to-air missile deterrence to fend off incoming Chinese warplanes, as its relatively...
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China's Defense Budget: What Everyone Is Missing
The recent increase to China's defense budget may be more significant than it appears to be.Nan LiThe recent session of China’s National People’s Congress approved an increase of China’s defense budget...
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What Would Taiwan Do If China Invaded?
Beijing has escalated tensions in the Taiwan Strait by launching a comprehensive pressure campaign that include diplomatic, economic and military coercion to rewrite the status quo.Russell Hsiao“The...
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How Taiwan Is Planning to Stop an Invasion by China
Taipei is training for war with Beijing. Zachary KeckTaiwan’s military is scheduled to simulate defending the island from an invasion by mainland China.
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China Has a Plan to Turn Old Planes into Stealth Fighters
Using a neat trick, some older fighters could get some very stealthy properties.Eugene K. ChowChinese researchers are hard at work on an “invisibility cloak” that could turn older jets into stealth...
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China Has a Plan to Unstealth the F-35 and F-22
And that could be a big problem for the U.S. military. Zachary KeckChina is trying to devise ways to make its nonstealthy aircraft radar resistant.This week, the Hong Kong–based South China Morning...
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The Great Game in Asia: How China Sees Taiwan
For the Chinese Communist Party, Taiwan represents the final obstacle to truly concluding the Chinese Civil War.Quinn MarschikIn the wake of China’s live-fire drills in the Taiwan Strait, along with...
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China's 'New' Map Aims to Extend South China Sea Claims
An academic “discovery” is likely Beijing's latest attempt to legally justify its debunked territorial claims.Richard Javad HeydarianIf Beijing moves to back the academics’ assertions, it could inflame...
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America's Taiwan Policy: Stop Beating around the Bush
Washington’s hidden position on Taiwan makes the U.S. government appear strangely conflicted.Michael TurtonIn mid-April, CNN became the latest among scores of news organizations in recent years to err...
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Why a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan Won't Be Easy
If an invasion of Taiwan were attempted today, it would probably turn into a debacle.Gary SandsA recent poll revealed nearly two-thirds of Taiwanese believe their military is not capable of preventing...
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Taiwan Wants American M1 Abrams Tanks. And the Reason Is China.
Could the Army's best tank be headed to Taiwan? Zachary KeckTaiwan is once again interested in purchasing Abrams tanks from the United States.This week the Hong Kong–based South China Morning Post...
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China’s Military Is Waging a Cold War in Tibet
Yading Airport’s significance lies in the tactical advantages offered by its location at the roof of the world.Asia TimesIn 2011, Beijing shelled out some 1.5 billion yuan (US$236 million) for the...
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China Is Turning Old Tanks into AI-Equipped Robots
Will America face off against Beijing’s Terminators one day?Asia TimesChina’s military aims to give its ground forces some extra traction in increasingly challenging battlefield scenarios by testing...
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Is China's J-20 Stealth Fighter Training to Fight the U.S. Navy?
Recent reports suggest it might be possible. Zachary KeckChina has sent its most advanced fighter jet on a new kind of training mission.This week Chinese state media reported, citing a People’s...
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China's Laser Guns: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Them
But were afraid to ask. Sebastien RoblinThe Pentagon announced earlier this month that it had issued a diplomatic demarche in response to multiple incidents in which Chinese personnel had directed...
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Why India Should Fear China’s Growing Naval Power
Beijing has raised its strategic stakes in the Indian Ocean.Abhijit SinghAs things stand, the Indian Navy is intent on emphasising its pre-eminent status in the Indian Ocean. Even so, the task of...
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China’s Air Force Circled Taiwan with Bombers and Fighters
The military drill aimed at intimidating pro-independence government ahead of live-fire drills in June.Bertil LintnerThe Chinese air force conducted military drills around Taiwan on May 11, according...
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Would America Sell Taiwan the Ultimate Weapon: The F-35?
Taipei seems to want it. Zachary KeckTaiwan’s Defense Minister has revealed that his country is engaged in negotiations with the United States to acquire the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.During an...
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China Is Landing Bombers All Over the South China Sea
Countries in the region see it as another show of force by Beijing.Bertil LintnerThe Chinese air force has landed bombers on islands and reefs in the South China Sea, Iran Press TV reported on...
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China Is Threatening to Fly Its J-20 Stealth Fighter over Taiwan
The stealth fighters can come and go at will above Taiwan, says a China Central Television program on Taiwan.Asia TimesBeijing has again warned that it could send its J-20 stealth fighters for patrols...
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China’s New Aircraft Carrier Conducts Smooth Maiden Voyage
The ship's first sea trial concluded on time, evidence of its well-built engine and propulsion system.Frank ChenIt appears that China’s first domestically designed and built aircraft carrier had plain...
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Taiwan Now Has a Plan to Save Its Best Submarines (That Are 30 Years Old)
Taipei sees the move as a way to improve its future defenses.Asia TimesTaiwan’s defense ministry has reached a deal with a Dutch firm to modernise the two ageing submarines that form part of its...
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Could China Turn Is Old Fighters into ‘Stealth’ Killers?
Breakthroughs in radar cross-section tests are helping the Chinese military add new stealth features to old warplanes.Asia TimesA Chinese magazine on defense technologies has spelled out information...
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Is China’s Homemade Carrier Undergoing Major Repairs?
The carrier is in drydock—after just five days of sea trials.Asia TimesLatest photos from the Dalian Shipyard where China’s first indigenous aircraft carrier is berthed after its maiden sea trial...
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Vietnam Has a Plan to Win a War Against China. (And China Could Use It...
Yikes. Michael PeckCall it poetic justice. But Vietnam's plans to defeat China resemble China's plans to defeat America.Asymmetric warfare using missiles and submarines. Hit and run tactics. A thousand...
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China's Navy Could Build the Ultimate Weapon: Arsenal Ships
And they might have a unique property making them even more deadly.Task and PurposeSarah SicardThe Chinese navy may be putting a new spin on a classic warship: It’s looking into the possibility of...
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Why China's Snipers Should Be Feared
New guns and new technology. Charlie GaoWhile the U.S. Army is concerned about next-generation Russian precision rifles and tactics, China has also been making significant advances in the field. In the...
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