BEIJING--Japan will suffer a “crushing defeat” by the Chinese military if it tries to use force to intervene over Taiwan, China’s defense ministry said on Friday, ramping up the rhetoric over Japanese ...

As this article goes to press, security officials in Iran are carefully weighing their options on how to dole out violence to preserve an authoritarian system. It is an existential moment for any ...

HONG KONG—Decades of spending increases have helped China build one of the world’s most substantial militaries, stirring fears that it could seize Taiwan or provoke a clash over territorial disputes ...

China’s purge of Gen. Zhang Youxia, long considered a confidante of Xi Jinping and a vice-chairman of the powerful Central Military Commission (CMC), and General Liu Zhenli, has set off a wide range ...

It’s one of the most consequential questions in the world today – and no one really knows the answer. January 09, 2026 In 2024, U.S. intelligence reported something that sounds like a dark comedy: up ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping has assumed complete command of the nation's military following accusations against his top general for "grave violations of discipline and the law", who has now been ...

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As China’s history shows, no matter if it is Tsarist, Bolshevik, Soviet, or “democratic,” Russia’s strategic and geopolitical logic guiding its behavior remain unchanged. In China’s case, history is ...

China has made tremendous advancements in its military capability in the past few years. Despite trailing the U.S. in terms of capability, technology, and combat experience, the country has been on a ...