Chinas

China’s Hainan Free Trade Port Signals New Era of Selective Globalization Amid Rising Geopolitical Fragmentation

The dominant assumption in international political economy was clear: the more open an economy, the stronger its growth prospects. Frictionless…

5 months ago

IAF Su-30MKIs Drill with Thai Gripens Near China’s Malacca Strait, Saab Renews Push for Gripens in India’s MRFA Race

In a strategically significant display of airpower cooperation, Indian Air Force (IAF) Su-30MKI fighters have conducted joint in-situ air drills…

5 months ago

PLA Navy Commissions New Type 052D Destroyer Continuous Production and Incremental Upgrades Strengthen China’s Surface Fleet

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy has commissioned another advanced Type 052D guided missile destroyer, further underscoring the rapid…

6 months ago

US Navy’s AIM-174B Emerges as Counter to China’s PL-15 and PL-17 in Expanding US–China Long-Range Air Battle Over Indo-Pacific

The United States Navy’s public unveiling of the AIM-174B ultra–beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024…

6 months ago

China’s Type 076 LHD Seen Carrying GJ-21 UCAV Mock-Up, Reinforcing Its Emergence Drone-Centric Amphibious Assault and Light Carrier Platform

China’s newest and most ambitious amphibious assault ship, the Type 076 Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) Sichuan, has again drawn intense…

6 months ago

Unprecedented Wording by PLA Mouthpiece Casts Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli Investigation as Political Threat at Apex of China’s Military

A sharply worded editorial published by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Daily has cast an unusually stark spotlight on the…

6 months ago

China’s Arctic Ambitions Under the Microscope as Trump Warns Greenland Is at Risk

Donald Trump has repeatedly argued that the United States must take control of Greenland to protect the Arctic from what…

6 months ago

China’s New Five-Year Technology Blueprint, Targeting Breakthroughs in AI, 6G, and Humanoid Robotics Amid Intensifying US Rivalry

China has unveiled an ambitious technology blueprint under its new five-year plan, setting out goals to achieve breakthroughs in artificial…

6 months ago

Uzbekistan Tests Chinese VN22 Armored Vehicle as China’s Defense Footprint Grows in Central Asia

A Chinese-made VN22 6×6 wheeled armored vehicle has been spotted at the Military Scientific and Technical Institute of Uzbekistan, confirming…

6 months ago

China’s Planned Military Drone Factory in Bangladesh Marks a Strategic Shift in Bay of Bengal Security and Tests India’s Eastern Flank

China’s decision to proceed with the establishment of a major military drone manufacturing facility in Bangladesh marks a significant inflection…

6 months ago