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As a warning, China sent warplanes and warships, including its first aircraft carrier, to practice assaulting Taiwan
China's military exercises are a follow-up to big drills conducted earlier this year and suggest wh…
Chris Panella
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US admiral says China fired its carrier killer missiles last summer to send an 'unmistakable message'
The head of Indo-Pacific Command said the move was intended to sharpen China's "warfighting skills …
Ryan Pickrell
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China's military has become one of the world's most powerful, but the US still has one big advantage
Decades of modernization can't give the Chinese military skills that the US has spent two decades u…
Benjamin Brimelow
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Taiwan says China flew 25 warplanes into its airspace in the largest breach yet
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense said that 25 People Liberation Army aircraft entered Taiwan's…
Sinéad Baker
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Beijing could turn the South China Sea into a 'Chinese lake' by 2030
In order to fulfill this expanded mission set, CSIS projects that China will invest heavily in the …
Jeremy Bender
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Updated Pentagon maps reveal the Chinese military's growing reach
In 2020, the Chinese military's ground force, naval fleet, and aviation force all continued to grow.
Benjamin Brimelow
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New Pentagon charts lay out China's growing military advantage over Taiwan
Taiwan is modernizing its military, but data compiled by the US Defense Department shows that China…
Benjamin Brimelow
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An embarrassing defeat 73 years ago is a preview of the problems China would face in an attack on Taiwan today
The Pentagon's 2021 report on China's military said an invasion "of a medium-sized, better-defended…
Benjamin Brimelow
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What it's like to fly aboard the Blackshape Prime, a private jet dubbed the 'Ferrari of the Sky'
Melbourne, Australia-based PLA Aviation Services have unveiled a sleek two-seater luxury aircraft c…
Rosie Perper,Rosie Perper
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China is trying to overcome weaknesses in its military by 'aggressively recruiting' Western pilots to train its aviators, Five Eyes intel allies warn
A new intelligence bulletin details China's efforts to target current and former Western military p…
Jake Epstein
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China says its aircraft carrier is combat ready - here's how it stacks up to other world powers'
China's aircraft carrier, as well as the rest of its rapidly modernizing navy, puts Beijing in an e…
Alex Lockie
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Chinese warships and aircraft are staging war games over the Sea of Japan
In a statement from one Beijing's flight commanders to the Associated Press, Zhang Wenzhong announc…
David Choi
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A new Pentagon map shows how China is beefing up what a top US general calls its 'dangerous position' in the South China Sea
Chinese forces are "rehearsing, they're exercising, they're experimenting" in the South and East Ch…
Benjamin Brimelow
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US-China military hotlines are reopening to prevent things like risky run-ins from triggering a full-blown crisis
Biden announced the resumption of military-to-military communications, which had gone quiet on the …
Chris Panella
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China's fighter jet fleet is growing in size and appears to have made a big jump in capability, new Pentagon report shows
The Pentagon's new report on China's highlights its growing military might, including the addition …
Chris Panella
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Chinese bombers simulated an attack on a US Navy aircraft carrier in the South China Sea
"The PLA activities highlighted here are the latest in a string of aggressive and destabilizing act…
Ryan Pickrell
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The US military put a fake Chinese J-20 stealth fighter at a Georgia airbase
The initial photograph caused a lot of speculation, with some observers suggesting that the photo w…
Ryan Pickrell
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China's sea power is growing- here's what their future carrier strike group may look like
The Chinese People's Liberation Army is pushing ahead with its ambitious plan to build a modern, ca…