The U.S. recently opened a new Marine Corps base on Guam that will eventually house 5,000 Marines and be a hub for quick-reaction forces in the
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Tom Smith, University of Portsmouth and Ann Bajo, University of Portsmouth The U.S.-China rivalry in east Asia has taken an interesting turn after
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After years of Wikipedia and Google search results operating as battlegrounds for how Taiwan should be described, a new site of potential contestation
Taiwan Invasion Plan Complicated by Philippines-U.S. Deal
If U.S. Marine Littoral Regiments were to be deployed on the Philippines’ northern islands, they could use their potent missile systems in tandem with
Spy Balloons: Modern Technology Has Given These Old-Fashioned Eyes in the Sky a New Lease of Life
David Stupples, City, University of London The U.S. military has now shot down four high-altitude objects that had entered American and Canadian
Taiwan’s Missile Production Reaches Top Gear
In order to deter China from invading Taiwan, the island nation is investing billions of dollars to develop and build a range of sophisticated
‘No Indication of Aliens’: Spy Balloon Saga Continues to Surprise Amid Rising U.S.–China Tension
Peter Layton, Griffith University Over the past week, the U.S. has realized and revealed that an active fleet of Chinese spy balloons has been
What the Sci-fi Blockbuster Wandering Earth II Can Teach Us About China’s Global and Local Aspirations
Yimin Xu, UNSW Sydney and Guangyi Pan, UNSW Sydney A prequel to the 2019 film Wandering Earth, the Chinese blockbuster hit Wandering Earth II opens
There Are 60,000 Chinese-Made Surveillance Systems in Australia — How Concerned Should We Be?
Ausma Bernot, Charles Sturt University Australian government offices have begun removing more than 900 Chinese-made surveillance cameras,
Biden’s State of the Union Address Was About China — But Not for the Reasons You Think
Predictably, U.S. President Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech this week was framed by some as a “dramatic warning to China.” This rested on quotes
US Marines’ Controversial New Ship-Killer System
The Marine Corps’ new littoral regiments will be equipped with robot trucks carrying potent anti-ship missiles, but critics say the missiles won’t
Spy Balloon Drama Elevates Public Attention, Pressure for the U.S. to Confront China
Michael A. Allen, Boise State University; Carla Martinez Machain, University at Buffalo; and Michael E. Flynn, Kansas State University Seven days