China reveals apparently indigenous Y-20 heavy transport variants
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On Nov. 21, an image appeared on a Chinese Weibo social media account of what appears to be a new variant of the Xian Aircraft Corporation (more…)
Trump administration points to new signs of Chinese nuclear weapon buildup
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher In the early to mid-2010s as the People’s Liberation Army Second Artillery, called the PLA Rocket Force after 2015, was clearly developing new and more varied (more…)
Whatever election’s outcome, Trump’s legacy of countering China is secure
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On Nov. 7, the United States mainstream media declared Joe Biden the President-elect of the United States based on projected victory in the Electoral College. (more…)
Chinese Communist Party meeting hints at Taiwan deadline
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher The wording of a communique issued at the Oct. 29 conclusion of the 5th Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the CCP is (more…)
American air support for Taiwan draws Chinese war threat
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On two days the United States Air Force (USAF) sent one of its most sophisticated electronic intelligence (ELINT) and signals intelligence (SIGINT) surveillance aircraft on (more…)
Putin open to China-Russia alliance ‘in theory’
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On Oct. 22, Russian President Vladimir Putin, during the latest installment of the Valdai Discussion Club forum, commented on the possibility of a full military (more…)
China’s ‘war of decision’ in Korea, and now in Taiwan, seen replacing U.S. as hegemon
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Chinese statecraft, especially under the era of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) dictatorship, has featured a pattern of fighting “wars of decision,” or intentional offensive (more…)
China assists as North Korea rolls out new monster ICBM
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher North Korea used the Oct. 10 parade to mark the 79th Anniversary of its North Korean Workers Party dictatorship to reveal its latest and largest (more…)
State media promote China’s amphibious invasion threat against Taiwan
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher While the actual date of the amphibious exercises has not been revealed, Chinese state media on the weekend of Oct. 10 offered much coverage of (more…)