From modified Tomahawks that can be launched by Marines to HIMARS-deployed anti-ship missiles, the U.S. is making up for lost time by quickly building
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Blinken’s China Trip
North Korean and conservative U.S. commentators saw Blinken’s visit and statements as a display of weakness and a disaster for Taiwan, while liberal
Human Rights in China, Mid-June, 2023: Long COVID and 占占占人
Late May to early June is the season of erasure in China, but Tiananmen 1989 is not the only uprising that authorities would like to delete from
The Palau Spy Ship Incident: A Deep Dive
Why would a secretive Chinese research vessel hover for days over a sensitive undersea cable in Palau’s territory, while not answering Palau’s radio
Chinese Ship Spooks Palau, Where U.S. Is Building Advanced Radar
A mysterious Chinese ‘research’ ship hovered for a suspiciously long time above Palau’s underwater data cable, a cable that will link Palau’s new
China Looks to Clean Up Its (Environmental) Act in Tibet
In April, the National People’s Congress, China’s legislative branch, passed the “Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP) Ecosystem Protection Act” (hereafter
U.S., Chinese Warships’ Near Miss in Taiwan Strait Hints at Ongoing Troubled Diplomatic Waters, Despite Chatter About Talks
Meredith Oyen, University of Maryland, Baltimore County An encounter in which a Chinese naval ship cut across the path of a U.S. destroyer in the
Warships Clash as World Remembers China’s Big Massacre
This weekend saw the world commemorating the days in June 1989 when the CCP’s People’s Liberation Army cracked down on a crowd of almost a million
U.S. Marines Testing Robot Boats That Launch Killer Spy Drones
After getting rid of tanks and embracing off-road robot trucks that carry huge ship-killer missiles, the Marine Corps is now looking at equipping its
War in Ukraine Might Give the Chinese Yuan the Boost It Needs to Become a Major Global Currency — and Be a Serious Contender Against the U.S. Dollar
Tuugi Chuluun, Loyola University Maryland The Chinese economy’s sheer size and rapid growth are impressive. China maintained one of the highest
Amid Fears of Chinese Influence, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. Has Grown More Powerful
Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, Rochester Institute of Technology A Chinese private equity firm, Primavera Capital Group, acquired the well-known test
The Case for China Beating the U.S. on AI
A few weeks ago on the The New York Times’ Ezra Klein Show, Dan Wang, a technology analyst at Gavekal Dragonomics, outlined how China has come to