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As tensions surge between China and Taiwan, analysis shows the Taiwanese are dramatically outgunned on land, sea and air.

News Analysis The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is developing infrastructure and access all around the world. The Chinese ...

The U.S. House has approved its version of the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which addresses pri

The first indigenously made sea-going aircraft carrier, the Vikrant, is set to be commissioned into the Indian Navy next month, the Indian Navy said on Sunday.

"Chinese thinkers have clearly stated that the core operational concept of intelligentized warfare is to directly control the enemys will. The idea is to use AI to directly control the will of the highest decision-makers, including the president,

China is a step away from launching ‘Type 003’, its largest and most advanced aircraft carrier so far. The launch would be followed by a series of outfitting and tests. It could take up to two years before the carrier is made operational.

China is secretly constructing a naval facility at Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base on the Gulf of Thailand for exclusive use by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), a report published yesterday in the Washington Post said, citing Western intelligence officials. The report said that China and Cambodia went to extraordinary lengths to conceal the operation. Ream Naval Base would be China’s second confirmed overseas military base after Djibouti in East Africa, and assuming that the intelligence is ...

As their strategic rivalry grows, China and the U.S. are increasingly operating in close proximity in the Asia Pacific. An accident or misinterpreted signal could set off a wider confrontation. The danger level is low, but dialogue is needed to dial it down further.

Engagements and interests in the region should last beyond the news cycles and despite China competition to meaningfully strengthen partnerships in the region. For that, it is important to have a comprehensive strategy outlining the framework for priorities, interests, and challenges in the region as a whole.

China prefers to take over Taiwan without resorting to military force, but is trying to ensure that its military can succeed even if the US intervenes, according to US intelligence officials.