Report to Congress on Chinese Naval Modernization
The following is the Jan. 20, 2022, Congressional Research Service Report, China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities—Background and…
State Department Report on Chinese Claims in the South China Sea
The following is the January 2022 Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific…
Chinese Carrier Strike Group Liaoning Returns From Deployment
The post has been updated to correct the type of fighters embarked aboard the PLAN carrier Liaoning. The fighters are…
Report on U.S.-China Competition in East, South China Sea
The following is the Dec. 12, 2021, Congressional Research Service report U.S.-China Strategic Competition in South and East China Seas:…
Chinese Carrier Group Drills in Pacific Ocean; Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group Wraps Up Exercise with Australia
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – A six-ship People’s Liberation Army Navy carrier group led by aircraft carrier Liaoning (16) is currently…
European Union Maintaining Uneasy Maritime Relationship with China, Admiral Says
When the European Union assesses China’s behavior in the South China Sea, the 27 nations see a threat to their…
Australian Prime Minister: Chinese Navy Has ‘Every Right’ to Operate In Our Exclusive Economic Zone
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Chinese naval ships have every right to operate in Australia’s exclusive economic zone, just as Australia…
China Has World’s Largest Navy With 355 Ships and Counting, Says Pentagon
China has the biggest maritime force on the globe with an inventory of about 355 vessels, according to a Defense…
‘Quad’ Will Continue to Push Back Against Chinese Aggression in Indo-Pacific, Panel Says
The more China pursues its ambitions in the Indo-Pacific, the more the United States, Japan, India and Australia will do…
Russia, China Wrap Up Drills Off Japan, Pledge More Joint Exercises
KUALA LUMPUR – A combined Russian Navy and People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) fleet concluded a sail in international waters…