Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher In a gesture of strategic generosity, China sent two Xian Y-20 transports and 100 soldiers to join troops from Armenia, Belarus, Myanmar and Pakistan, about (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher From 2013 to 2015, Agustin Rossi was Defense Minister for the nationalist and leftist government of Christina Fernandez de Kirchner. Rossi was also part of (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher There is no credible independent military press in China. Many military magazines exist but are strictly controlled. They and the Chinese Internet are used to (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher With about 60 Boeing-made cargo transports, civilian-owned Chinese express cargo carrier SF, or SF Express, hopes to eventually rival global air-cargo giants like FedEx. One (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Since about 2013 U.S. officials have been encouraging Taiwanese military planners to consider new “asymmetric” strategies and capabilities that attack People’s Liberation Army (PLA) weaknesses (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher In budget documents released on Aug. 10, the Republic of Korea (ROK) Ministry of Defense revealed that it intends to build that country’s first aircraft (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher One hour before the highest ranking United States official to visit Taiwan since the end of formal diplomatic relations in 1979, Health and Human Resources (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Japan has the full commitment of the United States to help with China’s ongoing incursions in waters near the Senkaku Islands, the commander of American forces in Japan (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On July 23, from the new Wencheng Satellite Launch Center on Hainan Island, China launched its fourth successful Long March-5 heavy space launch vehicle to (more…)