Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On June 2, 2019 Chinese Defense Minister Gen. Wei Fenghe used the first appearance at Shangri La in eight years by a Chinese official of (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher While concern over North Korea’s resumption of missile testing may dominate headlines coming out of U.S. President Donald Trump four-day May 25-29 state visit to (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher In a May 26 article in Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post (SCMP), veteran military issue correspondent Minnie Chan reported that China’s current conventional-powered aircraft (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher China continued its high-profile airlift to the Maduro regime in Venezuela, making a second Boeing B-747 cargo airliner delivery of 71 tons of medical aid (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher The Taiwan government’s determination to acquire a modern defensive submarine capability was demonstrated by the groundbreaking in the port city of Kaohsiung for new construction (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher After a missile testing moratorium of 522 days, North Korea on the morning of May 4 (Korean time) at its test site in Wonson tested (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Attendance by 40 world leaders and agreements worth $64 billion in projects highlighted the second April 25-27, 2019 summit of the Belt and Road Initiative (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Taking advantage of their gathering for the 70th Anniversary of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), from April 29 to May 4, 2019, the Chinese (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher China’s leadership is using the 70th Anniversary of its People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) on April 23 to legitimize its quest for global naval power. (more…)
