Geostrategy-Direct Chinese militia fleets that have been called on to harass U.S. surveillance ships in the South China Sea are tethered to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). “Despite being (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct China continues its pattern of violating U.N. sanction regimes against North Korea by increasing its supply of crude oil, a crucial energy source, to power the North Korean (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Nationalistic opposition in China to South Korea’s deployment of the U.S. THAAD missile system has been ramped up by communist officials as the central government has steadily increased (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Beijing harshly criticized the deployment of the U.S.-made THAAD missile defense system to South Korea, saying the system poses a threat to deterrence. Such statements by Chinese officials (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct An American aircraft carrier strike group began conducting war games in the South China Sea on Feb. 18 in what was seen as the first challenge to China’s (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct China is reaching “near-parity” with the West in military technology, according to a think tank’s annual report on military balance in the world. China is beginning to export (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Chinese officials and analysts said Beijing remains “uncertain” about the Trump administration and its strategy on the two Koreas. “The prolonged silence” from the Trump administration “is making (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct INSIDE CHINA, By Dr. Willy Lam The Xi Jinping leadership’s decision to abduct billionaire mainland-Chinese financier Xiao Jianhua in Hong Kong and bring him back to Beijing for (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct The number of U.S.-China military exchanges and high-level visits by generals and admirals that increased under the Obama administration are likely to be significantly reduced on President Donald (more…)