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Key Points and Summary – The Pentagon’s latest China Military Power assessment argues Beijing is modernizing fastest in the air and at sea—while using...
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Key Points and Summary – The Pentagon’s latest China Military Power assessment argues Beijing is modernizing fastest in the air and at sea—while using...
Key Points and Summary – China’s navy is now larger than the U.S. Navy on paper, but numbers hide a critical imbalance. -While Beijing...
Key Takeaways – Japan’s new Taigei-class submarines mark a major leap from the Sōryū-class and signal how serious Tokyo is about undersea warfare in...
One of many vivid Chinese aphorisms is “chóng dǎo fù zhé,” which describes a cart following in the same tracks as an overturned cart...
Those 4 Words: Bigger than U.S. Navy Beijing’s military modernization program, most specifically the modernization of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), has become the top...
Key Points: China’s naval power projection has rapidly advanced through its aircraft carrier program, progressing from the refitted Liaoning (2012) and domestically built Shandong...
Summary and Key Points: In March 2025, a small flotilla of Chinese warships sailed around Australia, raising fears reminiscent of Japan’s threat in 1942....
Summary and Key Points: China’s recent maneuvers involving the aircraft carrier Shandong near Taiwan reveal strategic rehearsal for potential conflict scenarios, particularly an invasion...
China has spent much time and effort building a credible aircraft carrier force; it plans to have six aircraft carriers operational by 2035. But...
China’s Fujian aircraft carrier accelerates testing, featuring advanced electromagnetic launch systems and intensive damage-control drills, signaling China's growing naval capabilities.