Senkaku Islands

China’s Senkaku Incursions Are Flying under US Radar

China is putting coercive pressure on a US treaty ally every day in the East China Sea. Washington is barely paying attention.

China Reportedly Blocks Rare Earth Exports to Japan, Targeting Defense Supply Chains

New Year, same bullying. On January 8, The Wall Street Journal reported that China halted the export of rare earths and rare earth magnets to some Japanese firms in direct retaliation for Tokyo’s possible...

China Launches New Drills Around Taiwan, Regional Tensions Rise

China is targeting Taiwan with a short but intense series of military exercises around the island. On December 29, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) launched the two-day “Justice Mission 2025,”...

Chinese Jets Target Japanese Fighters, Escalating Tensions Between Beijing and Tokyo

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...

China and Japan Clash Over Taiwan

China is increasingly isolating Taiwan to force the island’s capitulation. On November 13, the Chinese Foreign Ministry strongly condemned remarks by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Japan’s...

A C2 Structure for a Strong U.S.-Japan Alliance

This commentary is part of the Exploring New Horizons: Japan’s Defense Priorities project, a CSIS Japan Chair initiative featuring analysis by leading Japanese and American scholars examining the implications...

Elemental Strategy

Countering the Chinese Communist Party’s Efforts to Dominate the Rare Earth Industry

Is Covid-19 China’s attempt to wage a silent war?

‘In a world following silent biological warfare, the instigating nations will be the quickest to recover, and ultimately lead the new world order. If this is indeed a sci-fi scenario, caused by Chinese...

Beijing’s Troubling Space Ambitions

The moon and Mars on course to become the next disputed islands

We Should Not Underestimate China’s Military Ambitions

Suggestions that the People’s Republic is a ‘paper dragon’ are ill-informed and misleading.

What’s Behind China’s Dangerous Incursion into the East China Sea

Japan has long controlled the Senkaku Islands, but the CCP is trying aggressively to stake a claim.

Europe capitulates to China’s rulers

The EU undermines its own interests and those of its ally across the pond

Japan Remains the Cornerstone of the Pacific

Dangerous Waters: Responding to China’s Maritime Provocations in the South China Sea

Americans have learned, sometimes painfully, that what happens in seemingly obscure corners of the world can hurt them at home. Consequently, Americans dismiss Chinese activities in the South China Sea at their own peril.

Mattis to Shore up Asian Allies on North Korea Threat

Secretary of Defense James Mattis will travel to South Korea and Japan on February 1-4. His visit, the first of any Trump official...