European NATO members have projected naval power into the Indo-Pacific through aircraft carrier deployments in recent years, ...

Why It Matters China claims nearly the entire South China Sea as its territory, citing historical rights—a position that puts ...

China's Central Military Commission is its smallest in decades highlighting the personalization of Xi Jinping's control even ...

China's economy is the second-largest in the world, and it's on the path to overtake the US's in absolute GDP by 2030 — giving China the ability to spend far more resources on its military than ...

But Elbridge Colby, who was deputy assistant secretary of defense, is warning about China's military power. ELBRIDGE COLBY: The Chinese navy is larger than the U.S. Navy.

E ver since the defeat of Japan in World War II nearly 80 years ago, the United States has been the preeminent military power in East Asia. Today China is on the verge of matching or even ...

OPINION China’s Xi seizes total power, threatens international order with economic strength, military All-powerful leader calls for ‘world class’ military, vows to ‘reunify’ with Taiwan ...

China’s stockpile of nuclear warheads has surpassed 400 in a fraction of the time previously estimated by the United States, a major Pentagon report revealed, with Beijing focusing on ...

China is accelerating its efforts to achieve key 2027 military goals as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, setting the stage for a high-stakes recalibration of U.S.-China relations.

China’s defense strategy has historically been focused on defending Chinese territory closer to home. But as its military strength and overseas interests have grown, Beijing has pivoted toward ...

The Defense Department’s latest annual China Military Power Report gets a lot right. It accurately identifies the scope of China’s global ambitions and many of the structural changes being ...