Initially, China’s attitude towards the invasion of Ukraine could best be described as tacit consent. While Beijing had maintained a neutral diplomatic stance abroad since the start of the invasion,… Continue reading "Editorial: China’s Shifting Stance on Ukraine"
On 24 January, an F-35C of Carrier Air Wing 2 attempted to land on the USS Carl Vinson which was operating in the South China Sea. The result of the… Continue reading "US Beats China to Retrieving Sunken F-35"
On 23 February, the UAE Ministry of Defense stated on Twitter that it plans to purchase 12 L15 supersonic advanced jet trainers and light attack aircraft from the China National… Continue reading "United Arab Emirates Announces Its Intention to Buy 12 L15 Jet Trainers from China"
On Wednesday, December 29, Pakistani Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed verified long-standing rumors and reports, stating that 25 Chinese-made J-10C multirole fighters were purchased at a public ceremony in Rawalpindi,… Continue reading "Pakistan Purchases 25 J-10C Multi-Role Fighter Jets from China"
In February 2021, an unexpected breakthrough came in the standoff between India and China along the mountainous border separating both countries. Chinese and Indian troops began to disengage and withdraw… Continue reading "Tensions Continue Along India’s Border with China"
Today, Chinese blue helmets are a common sight in troubled places around the world. As of 21 October 2021, China has 2,256 peacekeepers deployed across the globe, making it the… Continue reading "Editorial: China’s Peacekeepers"
On December 13, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin met his Lithuanian counterpart Defense Minister Arvydas Anusauskas at the Pentagon. The two men signed a new agreement on reciprocal defense… Continue reading "US and Lithuania Sign Interoperability Agreement as Lithuanian Tensions with Russia and China Escalate"
Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Colin H. Kahl has said that the Pentagon does not face any tradeoffs when it comes to addressing transnational issues like climate change and “pacing… Continue reading "USDP Kahl: No Tradeoffs Between Focusing On China Or Climate Change"
A recently released RAND report titled “China-Russia Cooperation: Determining Factors, Future Trajectories, Implications for the United States” asses exactly what the title says it assesses. With around 270 pages of… Continue reading "New RAND Report Asses China-Russia Cooperation"
United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin described the American commitment to NATO’s Article 5 mutual defense clause as “ironclad” in his first in-person NATO ministerial meeting in Brussels. The… Continue reading "SECDEF Austin: Alliances Like NATO “Our Greatest Strengths” In Countering China"