Chinese leadership, particularly under Xi Jinping, has displayed heightened panic during the Iran war concern regarding potential CIA infiltration within the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and top-level government, driving a massive purge of military personnel […]
In an authoritarian system, promotion and military contact awards are subject to loyalty, not a competency or capability-based award system. When battlefield performance is exposed, the Chinese Communist Party starts killing engineers and scientists, sending […]
A top-ranking scientist in the Chinese military and nuclear test site commander, Liu Guozhi, has been removed from the website of the country’s top national research institute. In 2016, Liu was named head of the […]
China does not currently plan to invade Taiwan in 2027 and seeks to control the island without the use of force, the U.S. intelligence community said on Wednesday, striking a measured tone on one of […]
Fresh intelligence from inside the Chinese Communist regime reveals a far larger disaster than previously known: at least seven technicians from Chinese drone maker DJI were killed in U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Iran, while 300 to […]
Chinese military aircraft activity around Taiwan has dropped significantly as of early March 2026, with almost no incursions detected for nine out of 10 consecutive days. Taiwan has not detected a single Chinese military aircraft […]
The Type 15 is effectively the successor to the 1960s Type 62 light tank, designed and built by Norinco to deploy in Tibet, where Chinese VT-4s struggled to operate at high altitude and in difficult […]
A spectacular move against China’s top general by Chinese leader Xi Jinping that was announced at the weekend raises a burning question: is China’s military less effective today amidst an ongoing purge that has seen […]
This article provides an overview of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) ‘s use of foreign technology and its efforts to build military capabilities in support of China’s national security objectives. The report is intended […]
A retired Ukrainian officer called for Taiwan’s president to be involved in simulations of possible wartime scenarios, warning Taipei not to “repeat our mistakes” as it shores up its defenses amid threats from China. Many […]
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