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The Driving Force behind PRC’s Military Modernization

October 8, 2013 2

Written by Shih-yueh Yang. With its ever increasing budget and technological capabilities, the PRC’s rapid military modernization is one of the most worrying issues in…

International Relations

China’s Blue-Water Navy?

October 7, 2013 1

Written by Jingdong Yuan. China’s defense modernization over the past two decades has attracted significant attention. Five major developments can be identified. These include doctrinal…

Military

PLA Transformation and Global Power Shift

October 6, 2013 0

Written by You Ji. The Chinese military is undergoing rapid transformation simultaneously unfolding in three areas: changing civil-military relations embodied in new post-Deng patterns of…

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Taiwan’s retired generals: A gold mine for China?

October 3, 2013 0

Written by J. Michael Cole. “From now on, we should no longer separate the Republic of China [ROC] Army and the People’s Liberation Army [PLA] —…

International Relations

China and South Korea: Growing East Asian Ambitions

October 1, 2013 0

Written by Craig Scanlan. The People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Republic of Korea (ROK) have come a long way since reestablishing relations in 1992,…

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Five Misconceptions About the Chinese Military

September 30, 2013 0

Written by Dennis J. Blasko. The conventional wisdom about the Chinese military appears simple on the surface but becomes more complex upon closer examination. 1. China…

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No Game Changer, but a Great Complicator: China’s DF-21D ASBM

September 29, 2013 1

Written by Harry J. Kazianis. Over the last several years, a fierce debate has roared anytime the words “carrier-killer” are dropped into any news blurb, blogpost,…

Military

Special Issue on the People’s Liberation Army

September 26, 2013 0

Special Issue on the PLA and China’s Foreign Relations China’s economic rise has been accompanied by a thorough modernization program for the People’s Liberation Army.…

International Relations

Japan and China can push the island row over the horizon

October 8, 2012 3

by Steve Tsang Tensions between China and Japan over a group of uninhabited islands in the East China Sea have eased somewhat in recent days,…

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Making sense of China’s 11% increase in defence budget

March 6, 2012 0

By Steve Tsang. Should we be alarmed at China’s 11% increase in its defence budget this year?  It is a significant increase, particularly since the…

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