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Get Ready, Asia: China's Military Is Rapidly Catching Up to America
What matters is where the PLA goes from here, and how Beijing uses its growing military power across AsiaMalcolm DavisIn considering Paul Dibb’s analysis on the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA),...
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China’s ‘War by Algebra’ Strategy to Bury America
It would be wrong to discount China’s military threat based on budget metrics alone.Peter NavarroOver the course ofthe 2016 presidential debate, the argument that “America vastly outspends China” will...
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Look Out, America: China’s New Military Forces Are Awakening
China has announced its first set of long-awaited major military reforms.Dean ChengAmidst the New Year transition from 2015 to 2016, the Chinese announced the first set of long-awaited major military...
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Xi Jinping’s New Plans for China's Cyber Soldiers
The home of China’s cyber operations may be moving to a different command.Lincoln DavidsonChina’s military reforms, which have sped up since Xi Jinping came to power in 2012, are making steady...
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Xi’s Master Plan for a Stronger, Leaner, More Lethal Chinese Military
From the rostrum at Tiananmen Square, Xi announced a reduction of PLA active duty forces to two million by the end of 2017.Lauren DickeyChina continued to make waves in the South China Sea last week...
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Here's Why China's Cyber Strategy Should Have America Worried
Information is power--and Beijing knows it. Dean ChengChinese activities in cyberspace regularly garner a great deal of attention. Chinese hackers have been accused of stealing millions of records from...
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Inside the Secret World of Chinese Drones
PLA theorists see unmanned operations (无人作战) as integral elements of future warfare.Elsa KaniaKenneth W. AllenPLA theorists see unmanned operations (无人作战) as integral elements of future warfare. For...
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China’s Longer Term Strategy: Cooperation, Competition and Avoiding Conflict
China's memories of the past, particularly foreign colonial invasions and economic zones and Japan’s wars and invasions are real. Anthony H. CordesmanThere is a natural tendency to focus on the crisis...
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Taiwan's Floundering Military Needs to Up its Game
The Taiwan military lacks popular support. William E. Sharp Jr.Tsai Ing-wen’s government seeks a greater strategic role in the Pacific and a closer security relationship with the US. Some...
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How China Plans to Utilize Space for A2/AD in the Pacific
Due to the high level of reliance the US has placed on its space capabilities, PLA strategists see it as a weakness that can be exploited.Anthony H. CordesmanJoseph KendallFor many watchers of the...
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How Do Chinese Surface-to-Air Missile Forces Train?
PLAAF SAM units have been engaging in more realistic and challenging combat training in recent years.Cristina L. GarafolaGround-based air defense forces, particularly surface-to-air missile (SAM)...
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Are China and Taiwan Heading Towards Conflict?
Asia's big question--beyond the South China Sea. Suisheng ZhaoDeng Xiaoping once proclaimed that China could wait for 100 years to reunify with Taiwan if necessary. More recently, former Chinese leader...
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How China's Navy Is Preparing to Fight in the 'Far Seas'
Two PLA Navy officers might have a clue.Ryan MartinsonKatsuya YamamotoOn June 28, the Chinese navy launched the first of a formidable new class of warship. At over twelve thousand tons and bristling...
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China Is Developing a New Super Tank to Take on India in a War
Coming soon to a war near you? Sebastien RoblinIn June 2017, the Chinese periodical Guancha reported that the Xinqingtan (literally “New Light Tank”), a mountain-going tank formerly known by the...
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World War III Deathmatch: China vs. America's Military (Who Wins?)
Who would win? Kris OsbornChina's rapid development of new destroyers, amphibs, stealth fighters and long-range weapons is quickly increasing its ability to threaten the United States and massively...
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This Piece of Chinese Military Hardware Could Change the Balance of Power in...
The Y-20 aerial refueling aircraft represents a significant evolutionary step for the Chinese military.David BarrOn October 7 2001, the U.S. military initiated air operations against Taliban and Al...
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Could China's New Type 55 Destroyer Beat the U.S. Navy in Battle?
It would be interesting to say the least.Charlie GaoOne word can probably describe the way Chinese media has been talking about the Type 055 destroyer: one-upsmanship.Everything from the amount of VLS...
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China's Military Has a Discipline Problem. Here Is How Xi Jinping Is Trying...
Instilling discipline is critical to the PLA’s ability to achieve progress in its current cycle of reform and modernization.Joel WuthnowPhillip SaundersAmong the most notable developments of China’s...
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These 5 Things Could Challenge China's Rise
China’s fear of domestic fracture persists even as Chinese focus on the outside world increases.Jonathan WardReed SimmonsDuring his presidency, George W. Bush famously asked Hu Jintao, then president...
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Why China Can't Conquer Taiwan in a War
What Taipei, and other Chinese neighbors could do if Beijing ever decided to strike. Zachary KeckWith President Xi Jinping having consolidated his power at the 19th Party Congress, and the United...
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