Chinese defense minister Gen. Li Shangfu
Alleged corruption inside Beijing’s rocket forces, which led to the ouster of former Chinese defense minister Li Shangfu, continues to be a problem for Chinese President Xi Jinping, an expert on People’s Liberation Army said Tuesday at the Center for Strategic and International Studies event. Read More
Chinese fighters intercept U.S. aircraft over the East China Sea and the South China Sea over the last 24 months. DoD Photos
More than a year after promising more information on Chinese aircraft intercepts over the Western Pacific, the Pentagon provided a limited summary of unsafe encounters over the last two years. Read More
Chinese defense minister Gen. Li Shangfu in April 2023. Russian Defense Ministry Photo
China’s Minister of National Defense warned foreign powers not to operate warships and aircraft close to its territorial waters and blamed Washington for recent provocative encounters between U.S. and Chinese units. Read More
USS Milius (DDG-69) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit April 16, 2023. US Navy Photo
This post has been updated with a statement from the PLA’s Eastern Theater Command
A U.S. guided-missile destroyer sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, according to a statement by U.S. 7th Fleet. Read More
The following is the Feb. 1, 2023, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, Chinese Nuclear and Missile Proliferation. Read More
Chinese amphibious landing craft on Nov. 25, 2022. PLA Navy Photo
The danger to Taiwan from China is “something we need to take very seriously” as the island is taking steps to mobilize its entire society to deter a mainland takeover, the commander of the Office of Naval Intelligence said last week. Read More
The following is the Nov. 29, 2022, Pentagon’s report to Congress, Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China. Read More
The following is the Nov. 23, 2022, statement from the Ninth ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus). Read More
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III meets with General Wei Fenghe, Minister of National Defense of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), on the margins of the Association of Southeast Asia Nations Defense Ministers Meeting-Plus in Siem Reap, Cambodia, Nov. 22, 2022. DoD Photo
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin emphasized the need to keep open lines of communication and responsibly manage competition in his meeting this week with China’s Minister of National Defense Gen. Wei Fenghe. Read More
Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida tours the hangar, led by Capt. Michael Sweeny, commander, Carrier Air Wing 5, aboard USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), during the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Fleet Review 2022, in the Sagami Wan, Nov. 6, 2022. US Navy Photo
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reiterated his country’s commitment to expanding Japan’s defense capabilities to deal with those who would jeopardize the peace and security of other countries, in a speech this week aboard destroyer helicopter carrier JS Izumo (DDH-183). Read More
