China reveals hints of stealth bomber program
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Chinese web pages have revealed tantalizing indications of China’s pursuit of stealth combat aircraft. On Aug. 7 images were posted of a strip of pins (more…)
China’s ten-warhead DF-41 ICBM enters service
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On Aug. 8 and 9, satellite images were released on Chinese web pages showing weapons gathered for the Oct. 1 People’s Republic of China 70th (more…)
Twin crises collide with China’s longterm global strategy
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher China has patiently built its plans for global political-economic and military hegemony over three generations of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership. Now the twin crises (more…)
First joint China-Russia bomber-AWACS exercise seen focused on Taiwan
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On July 23 over the Sea of Japan, the Russian and Chinese air forces conducted their first joint exercise involving bomber and early warning and (more…)
China convenes second meeting of its African military forum
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher China’s military network building in Africa advanced with the second meeting in Beijing of the renamed China-Africa Peace and Security Forum (CAPSF), July 15-20. Formerly (more…)
Report: China and Cambodia sign secret pact for military base
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher According to U.S. government sources, in the Spring of 2019 China and Cambodia signed a “secret” agreement that allows China to station warships and supplies (more…)
Germany enables China’s first deployment to Europe
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Chinese Navy ships have been visiting European ports for many years but now, for the first time, Chinese Army troops and armor have deployed to (more…)
Wei Fenghe confirms the obvious: China’s belt and road initiative is power projection
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Since its 2013 announcement by Chinese supreme leader Xi Jinping himself, Western leaders have been concerned that China’s massive Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) program (more…)
U.S. sale of M1A2 Abrams heavy tanks seen helping Taiwan repel PLA invasion
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher As part of a $2 billion weapons sales package, the U.S. Congress has been notified about the sale to Taiwan of 108 General Dynamics M1A2 (more…)