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The Rise of China

The rise of the People’s Republic of China has caused the largest geopolitical shift since the emergence of the United States as a world power following World War II. What can the world expect from a prominent and powerful China and how will Chinese power influence the direction of world economic and political development? Less […]

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National Defense University Colonel Warns of Nuclear War in China and Japan’s Ongoing Dispute over the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands

China’s National Defense University Senior Colonel Liu Mingfu warns Australia not to dance with the ‘tiger’ (US) and the ‘wolf’ (Japan), raises the possibility of a nuclear attack on Japan. Diplomats are increasingly hoping for an eleventh hour miracle in the talks to resolve the ongoing dispute between two of East Asia’s greatest powers, the […]

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Science & Technology

People’s Republic of China People’s Liberation Army Shows Off New J-31 Stealth Jet in Display of Growing Military Might

The PRC’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) showed off China’s latest state-of-the-art fighter jet, the J-31, in Liaoning at the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation’s facility there. The jet is part of the PLA’s goal of transforming China into a top regional military power. [The Times of India]

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The PRC’s Shenlong (‘Divine Dragon’) Space Plane and the Pentagon’s Assessment of China’s Military Space Program

The Pentagon produces an annual report about the People’s Republic of China’s military with regard to its capabilities in space. This report is similar to a Cold War-era document published by the Department of Defense titled Soviet Military Power (SMP), a mix of propaganda showing photographs and illustrations of future Soviet weaponry as well as a […]

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中國人民解放軍海軍: Projective Capability is analogous to ripples in water.

Andrew Erickson, a professor at Providence’s Naval War College and a specialist in the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, has a new book coming out entitled Chinese Aerospace Power: Evolving Maritime Roles in which he explores and explicates the Chinese PLA’s goals, particularly with regard to its navy, and how this will effect Sino-US relations in the future. […]

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