2021/10/06 |
Chinese Warplanes Overhead Taiwan (Or Maybe Not)
Multi-aircraft flights – some at night – signal a growing sophistication. But there are still limits.
2018/12/19 |
Taiwan News: Govt Hits Back After PLA Aircraft & Warships Sighted Near Taiwan
Your daily bulletin of Taiwan news, courtesy of ICRT.
2018/11/01 |
ANALYSIS: China's Naval Power Calls for 4th and 5th Island Chain Defense
As China's naval power grows, a change in geo-strategic thinking is in order.
2018/10/31 |
Taiwan News: US Urges Taiwan to Boost Defense, Stays Mum on New Arms Deal
Your daily bulletin of Taiwan news, courtesy of ICRT.
2018/10/01 |
ANALYSIS: The Difficult Truth About Sustainability and Bio-Plastics
The world is rushing towards embracing bio-plastics because they sound like a nice alternative to banned single-use plastics, but the truth is that in most cases bio-plastics are not biodegradable.
2017/10/04 |
Macau Elections Suggest Lessons for Hong Kong
Recent election results from Macau, itself a special administrative region of China like Hong Kong, showed an upswell in support for pro-democracy, anti-establishment candidates.
2017/08/07 |
How to Respond to Chinese Spy Ships
While it’s fair to describe the deployment of the Chinese ‘spy ship’ to Australia’s EEZ as unfriendly, other factors should be considered before considering what it means for Australian policy
2017/07/17 |
PLA Swarms at War: Chinese Advances in Swarm Intelligence
PLA strategists expect that future, autonomous combat involving unmanned systems, as well as the joint operations of unmanned and manned systems, will have a dramatic impact on traditional operational models.
2017/06/27 |
Waiting in the Wings: Yi Xiaoguang the Next PLA Commander?
General Yi Xiaoguang would have the opportunity to shape the PLAAF’s organizational culture and solidify the PLAAF’s vision of itself as an independent warfighting service.
2017/02/03 |
Will China's New Military Rankings Change How the PLA Trains and Fights?
China announces reform of its military ranks.
2017/01/17 |
Analysis: China’s Critical Western Theater Command
The WTC is the largest theater and has complex terrain including desert and high mountains, long borders, and challenging social conditions. Theater missions include supporting the People’s Armed Police Force maintaining internal stability in the restive Tibet and Xinjiang regions.
2016/12/11 |
China's Party-Military Relations After Xi’s Military Reforms
It is very unlikely that the military’s special status in the PRC constitution and CCP charter will be drastically changed in order to ensure greater oversight by relevant agencies of the party and state.
2016/12/07 |
Complexities of Controlling the Gun: the Army's Role in Chinese Politics
'In the end, a professional and outward-looking People’s Liberation Army is a double-edged sword.'
2016/08/02 |
Chinese Video Warns HK, Taiwan Could Turn Into Syria, Iraq
Shared by the Supreme People’s Court and the Communist Youth League, a video accuses pro-democracy activists of being in the pay of foreign agents and trying to spark a 'color revolution' in China.
2016/07/23 |
Chinese Culture After the Cultural Revolution
Although China caught up economically rapidly after the Cultural Revolution, 10 years of stagnation in the Chinese society’s development left gaps in education and knowledge about Chinese history and culture that remain irretrievable.
