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Japan to send helicopter destroyer for rare long-term joint exercises in South China Sea and Indian Ocean
The Maritime Self-Defense Force will link up with five Asian navies and the U.S. during a dispatch involving three vessels that is certain to stoke anger in Beijing.
August 22, 2018 Source: The Japan Times
Soviet Collapse Echoes in China’s Belt and Road Investment
Grand investment plans for unproductive regions have caused empires to founder before.
August 12, 2018 Source: Bloomberg
CIA official: China wants to replace US as world superpower | CNN Politics
The goal of China's influence operations around the world is to replace the United States as the world's leading superpower, the CIA's Michael Collins said Friday.
July 20, 2018 Source: CNN
South China Sea: UK could send aircraft carrier to back Australian vessels
Australian and British ministers hold talks amid rising tension over Beijing’s militarisation in disputed waters
July 20, 2018 Source: the Guardian
China's new destroyers: 'Power, prestige and majesty' | CNN
China's navy is getting bigger and better and doing it at a speed unmatched by any nation around the globe.
July 13, 2018 Source: CNN
Exclusive: State Department risks China's ire with request for US Marines in Taiwan | CNN Politics
The State Department has requested that US Marines be sent to Taiwan to help safeguard America's de facto embassy there, two US officials tell CNN, prompting China to urge the US to "exercise caution."
June 29, 2018 Source: CNN
Chinese Military Veterans Converge on Zhenjiang as Protests Swell
Veterans are traveling from across China, coming out in solidarity after the beating of elderly petitioners who demanded better pensions.
June 22, 2018 Source: Radio Free Asia
Suspected Chinese lasers target US aircraft over the Pacific, US military source says | CNN Politics
Lasers have been used to target US aerial operations in the Pacific, with 20 incidents recorded since September of last year, according to a US military official.
June 22, 2018 Source: CNN
China's Jumbo Jet Diplomacy Shows Influence in Trump-Kim Talks
China isn’t officially represented in the historic talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, but that hasn’t stopped Beijing from making its presence felt.
June 11, 2018 Source: Bloomberg
China’s Warning About ‘Dictatorship’ Chant Chills Hong Kong Vigil
For 28 years, tens of thousands of Hong Kong democracy advocates have marked the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown by rallying for political change in China. This year, they faced new risk in doing so.
June 3, 2018 Source: Bloomberg
U.S. Has The Ability To 'Take Down' China's Man-Made Islands
The Pentagon's Joint Staff director said he was just stating a historical fact
June 1, 2018 Source: Time
White House warns China on growing militarization in South China Sea | CNN
The White House warned Beijing on Thursday that there will be consequences for its growing militarization in the South China Sea, following reports of missiles being deployed to three of the country's outposts in the disputed region.
May 3, 2018 Source: CNN
US flies bombers over South China Sea | CNN Politics
US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bombers flew a training mission over the South China Sea on Tuesday, according to the US military.
April 27, 2018 Source: CNN
Chinese defense chief says his trip to Russia is a signal to the US | CNN
The US should take notice of China and Russia's increasingly close military ties, a top Chinese official said Tuesday.
April 4, 2018 Source: CNN
Bolton’s World View: Bomb Iran, OK to Strike North Korea First
Former UN ambassador John Bolton is the latest foreign policy hawk to join President Donald Trump’s administration.
March 23, 2018 Source: Bloomberg
Harry Harris, Trump's pick for Australia envoy, slams Beijing's Asia ambitions | CNN
China is seeking to "undermine" the international order in the Asia Pacific, Adm. Harry Harris, US President Donald Trump's nominee for ambassador to Australia, said in Washington on Wednesday.
February 15, 2018 Source: CNN
India, China End Months-Long Military Face-Off in Himalayas
India and China appeared to end a months-long military standoff in the Himalayas, with both sides seeking to portray the withdrawal as a victory.
August 28, 2017 Source: Bloomberg
Thousands of Military Veterans Protest Outside Party Offices in Beijing
Demobilized PLA soldiers and officers line up in parade formation outside Communist Party offices over lack of promised jobs and pensions.
February 22, 2017 Source: Radio Free Asia
Thousands of Chinese Army Veterans Protest in Beijing
The veterans span several decades of China's military history and say they haven't received promised retirement benefits.
October 11, 2016 Source: Radio Free Asia