China Rising: Special Report

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Chinese shipbuilder launches ‘combat-ready’ JARI USV

The No. 716 Research Institute of the China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) launched a long-awaited USV on 21 August, according to an announcement on the …
Is the ‘Red Dragon’ fearsome or friendly?

If Beijing’s leaders and its numerous mouthpieces are to be believed, China is a friendly and cuddly panda intent on holding the world together. Then …

Digital Battlespace

Asian nations boost spy satellite capacities

Asian countries continue to enhance their satellite constellations, with China, India and South Korea all making recent announcements in the space realm. China, for instance, …

Naval Warfare

Analysis: China seeks to dominate the seas

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) focus as stated by China’s latest Defence White Paper is to build a strong and modernised naval force …

Land Warfare

Analysis: China's PLA moves towards expeditionary operations

In possession of the second largest defence budget in the world, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is in the midst of reforming its personnel, …

Defence Notes

Analysis: China's air force sees shift in strategic mission

China’s shifting focus from traditional security concerns to global power competition has brought along changes in People’s Liberation Army Air Force’s (PLAAF) strategic mission.

Land Warfare

Chinese light tank now comes with active protection

8th August 2019

Norinco’s VT5 light tank, a platform dedicated to the export market, is set to receive a hard-kill active protection system (APS). Such a system detects …
Defence Notes

Insight: China’s Defence White Paper is full of greyness

26th July 2019

On 24 July, China’s State Council released the first Defence White Paper in four years. Entitled ‘China’s National Defense in the New Era’, the 51-page …
Defence Notes

Opinion: How China’s fingerprints are all over Talisman Sabre

25th July 2019

This month more than 34,000 troops completed Exercise Talisman Sabre. Apart from its sheer scale, what is remarkable about the biennial exercise is the degree …
Defence Notes

Insight: China ups the ante by firing missiles into troubled waters

11th July 2019

Despite muddled details from official sources, it is believed that China’s Southern Theatre Command recently fired multiple anti-ship ballistic missiles (ASBM) into the disputed South …
Defence Helicopter

China aims to fill gaps with a naval Z-20

5th July 2019

An image that appeared on the Chinese Internet last week depicted a full-sized mock-up of a Z-20 helicopter sitting on the stern of a People’s …
Naval Warfare

Insight: China prioritising modern sub fleet

3rd July 2019

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Defence Notes

Insight: China’s marine corps eyes new missions far from home

27th June 2019

Expanding from the two brigades it possessed just a few years ago, the People’s Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps (PLANMC) that was established in 1953 …
Naval Warfare

Insight: China aspires to multiple carrier task groups

5th June 2019

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Defence Notes

Shangri-La Dialogue: China's belligerent address is detached from reality

2nd June 2019

While the speech by US Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan at the Shangri-La Dialogue yesterday was mild mannered, the same was not true of the …
Defence Notes

Opinion: China, Latin America and the Monroe Doctrine

17th April 2019

The Congressional Research Service released a report titled ‘China’s Engagement with Latin America and the Caribbean’ on 11 April, and it raised serious concerns over …
Digital Battlespace

Chinese cyber-attack targets maritime suppliers

29th March 2019

The security of computer networks and digital systems represents a growing area of concern for both civilian and state-owned entities active in the maritime domain, …
Defence Notes

China is maintaining a secret military base in Tajikistan

22nd February 2019

China has been running a secretive military base in Tajikistan, just 14km from the Wakhan Corridor and the border with Afghanistan, for at least the …
Defence Notes

China intimidates Philippine reconstruction on Thitu Island

8th February 2019

The Philippines has been constructing a new beaching ramp on Thitu Island in the South China Sea, a move that has drawn firm resistance from …
Defence Notes

Insight: How China’s military machine still runs on Soviet technology

5th February 2019

Ever since it first flew in January 2011, the J-20 fighter has been the poster child for China’s massive military build-up. The aircraft’s first flight, …