Tag: China

China’s military is amidst a period of expansion and reorganization, which has drawn quite a bit of attention in areas like the South China Sea, but less focus has been placed on China’s growing propaganda efforts, particularly in the realm of cinema. China has rapidly become the second, or arguably even the first, most important […]

Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning conducts trans-regional training after setting out from east China’s Qingdao about a week ago. The Liaoning will visit Hong Kong later this week to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the People’s Liberation Army being stationed in Hong Kong.” – New China TV Featured image by video screen capture This article is courtesy of […]

The United States flew two B-1B Lancer bombers over contested regions of the South China Sea on Friday as part of an effort to assert that the waterway remains international territory despite China’s claims of sovereignty. China has laid claims over nearly the entirety of the South China Sea, despite overlapping claims from a number […]

I sat there in the cafe, drinking my too-foamy latte. The beans had been burnt, no surprise there. I added honey to override the crap taste. It was raining, as it was prone to do this time of year. The chill of the early November Autumn was working its way into the air. Just before, […]

How does one affirm claims of territorial sovereignty through a show of force while simultaneously avoiding a nuclear war? A lot of chest bumping, apparently. A long-standing territorial dispute that has flared up into a minor confrontation between India and China is now in its third week, as both countries continue to pump troops into […]

Despite claims coming from Russia and China about American aggression surrounding the Korean peninsula, the United States has continued to push for diplomacy after the North Korean test launch of what U.S. intelligence agencies have confirmed was a true ICBM. U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson issued a statement on Tuesday calling for global support […]

North Korea claims to have conducted their first successful test of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) on Monday night.  According to North Korean reports, this new platform is capable of striking the mainland United States. The United States military tracked the missile’s trajectory throughout the test, determining that it remained aloft for 37 minutes and […]

Despite rebuking accusations of attempting to militarize the South China Sea by way of their artificial island program, China responded harshly to the presence of a U.S. Navy warship traveling near to one of their claimed islands over the weekend. The USS Stethem, an Arleigh Burke-class missile destroyer, sailed to within 12 nautical miles of […]

A U.S. warship sailed near a disputed island in the South China Sea claimed by China, Taiwan and Vietnam on Sunday in an operation meant to challenge the competing claims of all three nations, a U.S. Defense Department official said. The USS Stethem, a guided-missile destroyer, sailed within 12 nautical miles of Triton Island, part […]

The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI), which falls under Washington’s Center for Strategic and International Studies, reports that satellite images show new Chinese military facilities being built on islands in the contested waters of the South China Sea. According to their report, missile shelters and radar and communications facilities are currently under construction on Fiery […]

President Donald Trump, speaking alongside newly elected South Korean President Moon Jae-in, told reporters on Friday that the United States’ patience with Kim Jong Un’s North Korean regime is “over.” “The era of strategic patience with the North Korean regime has failed,” Trump said in a statement from the Rose Garden. “And, frankly, that patience […]

The United States isn’t the only nation with a massive new aircraft carrier setting out to sea, as this week saw the launch of the HMS Queen Elizabeth, Britain’s largest warship ever built, and its only aircraft carrier since retiring the much smaller HMS Illustrious in 2014. The British Navy calls its new ship, named […]