The Biden administration is taking lessons from the war in Ukraine to turn Taiwan into a “porcupine” bristling with weapons that would inflict severe pain if attacked.
Tag: People’s Liberation Army (China)
In a Surge of Military Flights, China Tests and Warns Taiwan
For two straight days, Beijing sent a record number of planes near the island, Taiwan said, a display of strength that underscored Chinese demands for unification.
Rescuing China’s Muzzled Past, One Footnote at a Time
In a two-volume tome, the independent historian Yu Ruxin explains the crucial role of the military in Mao’s stormy Cultural Revolution.
Rescuing China’s Muzzled Past, One Footnote at a Time
In a two-volume tome, the independent historian Yu Ruxin explains the crucial role of the military in Mao’s stormy Cultural Revolution.
China, Its Military Might Expanding, Accuses NATO of Hypocrisy
In a sign of rising tensions, Beijing deployed 28 Chinese fighter jets and other aircraft over waters south of Taiwan hours after a U.S. carrier group sailed into the South China Sea.
China, Its Military Might Expanding, Accuses NATO of Hypocrisy
In a sign of rising tensions, Beijing deployed 28 Chinese fighter jets and other aircraft over waters south of Taiwan hours after a U.S. carrier group sailed into the South China Sea.
China-India Border Clash Last Year Left 4 Dead, Beijing Acknowledges
It was the first explicit admission by the People’s Liberation Army that it had lost soldiers in the June brawl. India says 20 of its troops were killed.
In Xi’s Homage to Korean War, a Jab at the U.S.
China is commemorating the war with a barrage of nationalistic propaganda. “They smashed the myth that the American military was invincible,” China’s leader said.
US Pushes Large Arms Sale to Taiwan, Including Jet Missiles
The administration is proposing the packages as President Trump’s strategists try to paint him as being tough on China despite soft actions earlier.
China and India Pledge to Ease Tensions After Border Clashes
The foreign ministers of the two countries issued a five-point statement aimed at ending a simmering confrontation. A previous pledge was followed by the deadliest clash in decades.