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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.
Should America enter a fight with China over Taiwan, a recent report suggests the U.S Navy may have lost its advantage in the Asia Pacific region while China is becoming a more lethal foe.
Kiev remains set on building a ‘mosquito fleet’ of small, fast, and stealthy short-range patrol and fast attack craft which theoretically could prove more survivable and useable than large frigates and destroyers. And NATO member states are furnishing much of the new force, some of it for free.
By Kevin Townsend on April 30, 2021 Researchers at Cybereason say they have discovered an undocumented malware targeting the Russian military sector and bearing the hallmarks of originating in China if not being Chinese state sponsored. The researchers had been tracking malicious RTFs generated by the RoyalRoad weaponizer (aka the 8.t Dropper/RTF exploit builder), which is known to be often used by Chinese state actors. One sample was found dropping previously unknown malware, that the Cybereason researchers have now called PortDoor. According to the phishing lure associated with the malici...
Is the U.S. Navy Too Small to Fight China in a War? Last year China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) surpassed the United States Navy in size, and in addition to having the greatest number of ships and submarines, it is also becoming far more modern. However, in September, then-Secretary of Defense Mark Esper maintained that Beijing couldn't match the United States in terms of naval power and suggested it would take the PLAN years to close the gap to reach the U.S. Navy's capability on the high seas. Last year China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) surpassed the United States N...