Gravitas: China deploys “thousands of troops” close to India border
Are the Chinese Gearing Up for War in the Taiwan Strait?
Martial signaling notwithstanding, the likelihood that Beijing is about to embark on a major military endeavor in the Taiwan Strait remains fairly low. Here’s What You Need to Remember: Although Beijing is undoubtedly committed to further widening the military imbalance in … Read More
India-China War: Why India ‘Outrightly Rejects’ US Help Even When Beijing Has Asked Its Army To Be Ready For War?
While the border tensions between India and China are still persisting, Washington has been warming up with New Delhi, extending its solidarity and throwing full-weight behind India. Recently, Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on Chinese troops to “put all … Read More
The border spat between India and China is turning into an all-out media war
China and India have been engaged in an ongoing border dispute along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Himalayas. Hong Kong (CNN) China and India’s latest border dispute may have mainly involved scuffles and troop maneuvers on the ground, but … Read More
North Korea Is Afraid Of America, But Should It Also Fear A Chinese Invasion?
It could happen. Key Point: China only has so much patience, and won’t let the entire peninsula fall into American hands. North Korea is both a blessing and a curse for China. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is an independent … Read More
Hong Kong’s Unrest Poses a Threat to China’s Legitimacy
In December 2004, the Heritage Foundation’s Hong Kong office hosted a speech by Henry Hyde, Chairman of the then-named House International Relations Committee (now the Foreign Affairs Committee.) Hyde, a veteran of World War II who fought in the … Read More
China’s furtive fleet of nuclear missile-laden submarines tests the Pentagon
A Chinese Navy nuclear submarine takes part in an international fleet review to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Liberation Army Navy in the port of Qingdao, in China’s Shandong province, in 2009. | REUTERS HONG … Read More
All of the Reasons China’s Military Is a Paper Tiger
In appearance it is very powerful, but in reality it is nothing to be afraid of—it is a paper tiger.”—Mao Zedong on the United States, 1956 China’s rise over the past 30 years has been nothing short of spectacular. This … Read More
Be ready for war, crisis: Chinese President Xi Jinping tells army
China’s armed forces should be ready for combat and be prepared for unexpected crisis and war, President Xi Jinping said on Friday in his first meeting with the military top brass in Beijing in 2019. The massive and rapidly modernizing, People’s … Read More