Chinese fighter pilots have upped the ante in the East China Sea. On December 6, The Wall Street Journal reported that two Chinese J-15 fighters from the aircraft carrier Liaoning twice trained their fire-control...
When Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrived in Cairo on July 9, Beijing framed the visit as a routine bilateral engagement meant to advance its Belt and Road Initiative. The optics were modest: handshakes, vague...
Hopes of a better US-Egyptian relationship may have just been blown away by the afterburners of Chinese J-10 fighters. Cairo’s participation in an 18-day combined air exercise with Beijing...
Preventing CCP Aggression on Taiwan
Arming Taiwan, Ukraine, and Israel While Strengthening the U.S. Industrial Base
China has increased its presence in Oceania, undermining regional confidence in the United States and threatening sea lines critical for Australia’s and New Zealand’s security. On February 22, China...
China’s role in the region is a constant pressure in one direction. New Zealand and Australian policies towards the region have been naive at best, and the situation was worsened by U.S. State Department following Canberra and Wellington’s lead.
Weaponizing Innovation in the Age of Genomics
In its largest military exercise in nearly three decades, China demonstrated its growing capacity to blockade Taiwan and project power throughout the First Island Chain of Pacific archipelagos that run...
The state-sponsored biennial Airshow China, which marked the 75th anniversary of China’s air forces, began on Tuesday with the unveiling of several key aerial platforms, most notably the J-35A stealth...
Russia, Iran, and China have conducted at least four naval drills in the past. However, this year’s are larger, and they come amidst rising tensions in the Red Sea and off the coast of Yemen.
The Houthis in Yemen announced on January 19 that they would permit Chinese and Russian vessels to safely transit the Red Sea. The same day, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce called...
The last two weeks have seen some of the most frantic US activity related to the Pacific Islands since the end of World War II. A lot happened. It’s like a plane suddenly dropped a cargo of randomly-sized boulders into a lake with varied depths. Some initiatives will sink, others may become essential islands of security in rough weather, some might inadvertently hit and sink the boats of allies.
China has established a dominant presence in the Indo-Pacific through exploitative economic engagements. This has destabilised smaller nations in the region and made them dependent on Chinese support. For a free and open Indo-Pacific, India must press its advantage in human and economic capacity building.
Free and fair election could result in a new government that not only abrogates the security deal but switches back to Taiwan. That would be a serious loss of face for Xi Jinping, giving ammunition to his domestic enemies, and could lead to a politically weakened Sogavare being more exposed to prosecution.
China is serious about capturing Taiwan as they need it to break the first island chain. At the same time, Beijing is using political warfare to try to burrow into the second and third island chains.
A Plan to Defend Taiwan Within the Decade
How U.S. Universities Support Beijing’s Military-Industrial Complex