India and China Are Converging on Afghanistan
Afghanistan has emerged as a platform for new possibilities in India-China cooperation. This development has huge strategic implications. Not only will it
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Before Kim Meets Trump, China Gets Jittery About North Korea’s Intentions
In the sudden rush of diplomacy involving North Korea, China has appeared to have the upper hand, hosting the North Korean leader,
Beijing says not scared, will come back harder after US B-52s reportedly flew over the South China Sea
No military ship or aircraft can scare China away from its resolve to protect its territory, China’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday
China steps up pace in new nuclear arms race with US and Russia as experts warn of rising risk of conflict
China is aggressively developing its next generation of nuclear weapons, conducting an average of five tests a month to simulate nuclear blasts,
The rising tensions between China, US
President Donald Trump has often bragged of his friendship with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, but recent events point to growing stresses
Pentagon: China, Russia Soon Capable of Destroying U.S. Satellites
China and Russia are developing anti-satellite missiles and other weapons and will soon be capable of damaging or destroying all U.S. satellites
Once taboo, China listens to US contingencies on N.Korea
It was the kind of sitdown that China had long resisted: Top US officials telling Chinese counterparts how American troops would enter
Experts: China Must Prepare for War With North Korea
It’s not just the United States that could soon see itself engaged in a deadly conflict with North Korean leader Kim Jong
Russia, China aggressively expanding nuclear arsenal
A sobering new report warns of growing nuclear threats to U.S. national security posed by the deterioration of the nation’s own nuclear
China and South Korea: Examining the Resolution of the THAAD Impasse
China and South Korea’s foreign ministries released coordinated statements at the end of last month announcing they would move to repair their
Debating North Korea
As rumbles from North Korea’s sixth nuclear test in September 2017 subsided, debate within China exploded into character assassinations and insults. Zhu
Thinking the unthinkable in China: Abandoning North Korea
North Korea’s nuclear antics have rattled its alliance with China to the point that Beijing is allowing the previously unthinkable to be