China Incursions, Innocent Passage, or Costly Signals: Chinese Activity in the East China Sea July 10, 2018 0 Written by Krista E. Wiegand. On July 4, China conducted another incursion of coast guard ships passing into Japanese waters in the East China Sea.…
China China’s growing naval presence in the Indian Ocean May 17, 2018 1 Written by Pradeep Taneja. Since taking power as the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and Chairman of its Central Military Commission in late…
India Will China sign up to Narendra Modi’s SAGAR vision? December 18, 2017 0 Written by C Uday Bhaskar. On December 14th Prime Minister Narendra Modi outlined India’s maritime ambitions at the commissioning ceremony of the INS Kalvari, the first…
France France and India are creating ripples in the Indian Ocean November 22, 2017 1 Written by C. Raja Mohan. Amidst all the excitement and anxiety about the Indo-Pacific quad — which brings together India, United States, Japan and Australia —…
Security Will China Buy French-built Mistral Ships? June 5, 2015 0 Written by Michal Thim. If you have US$1.7 billion to spare, you could be in with a shot of owning two Mistral-class amphibious attack ships…
International Relations Xi Jinping’s carrots and sticks approach to the PLA March 9, 2015 0 Written by Michael Reilly. Among all the announcements during and surrounding last week’s meetings in Beijing of the National People’s Congress, referred to colloquially as…
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 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.…