China’s Military Rebirth Prompts U.S. Response
Military issues are sure to be added to the long list of topics Secretary of State Hillary Clinton plans to discuss with her Chinese counterparts during a visit there this week. From the San Diego...
View ArticleU.S., China End Talks With Plans for More
Maureen Fan of the Washington Post reports on joint-talks between U.S. and China military officials. While no resolutions have been made on major issues, the talks were characterized as frank and open,...
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David Morgan: U.S. Says Chinese Vessels Harassed Navy Ship (Video Added)
From the Reuters: Five Chinese ships including a Chinese naval vessel harassed a U.S. Navy ship in the South China Sea on Sunday, at one point closing to within 25 feet of the ocean surveillance ship,...
View ArticleChina Sends Patrol Ship to South China Sea
Tensions continue to rachet up from the March 9 naval standoff between five Chinese ships and the US surveillance vessel Impeccable in the South China Sea. Beijing has sent its most powerful patrol...
View ArticleChina-US Naval Incident Part Of A Rising Trend
From AP: China has called the latest collision between Chinese and U.S. naval vessels an accident, but many of the elements echo previous altercations that have raised concerns that China’s navy is...
View ArticleU.S., Chinese Military Officials To Meet Next Week
From Reuters: Top U.S. and Chinese military officials will meet next week to discuss North Korea and maritime conflicts with the aim of improving cooperation between Beijing and Washington, the...
View ArticleUS And China Meet For Defence Talks
From AFP: US and Chinese defence officials met in Beijing for talks in which the Americans were expected to nudge China towards supporting more pressure on North Korea. The US delegation led by Michele...
View ArticleChina, US Say To Work To Avoid Sea Confrontations
From AP: Top U.S. and Chinese military officials said Wednesday the countries will work together to avoid confrontations at sea that have sparked worries of a crisis in overall relations. The issue was...
View ArticleDan Blumenthal and Michael Mazza: The Lost Fighter
From the Foreign Policy: Following the Obama administration’s lead, the U.S. Senate voted last week to halt production of the F-22 Raptor. Critics of this decision have understandably focused on how...
View ArticleChina Urges US to End Coast Surveillance
The Financial Times reports: China has called on the US to phase out its military surveillance missions close to the Chinese coast, in Beijing’s clearest indication so far that it will not tolerate...
View ArticleChina Rejects US Criticism of its Military
U.S. concern over China’s rapid modernization of its military is revealed in the 2009 National Intelligence Strategy, which the Chinese Foreign Ministry already rejected earlier this week. Today,...
View ArticleTop Chinese General To Visit US: Pentagon
From AFP: China’s second-ranking military officer will travel to Washington later this month on a week-long visit designed to promote trust and avoid “misunderstandings,” the Pentagon said Wednesday....
View ArticleUS, China Militaries Talk More: Does that Make World Safer?
The Christian Science Monitor reports on ongoing talks between U.S. and Chinese military leaders: Gen. Xu Caihou, the second-ranking officer in the People’s Liberation Army, is visiting a string of key...
View ArticleZhang Wen: “China, America, and Afghanistan”
ChinaGeeks translates a post from former journalist Zhang Wen about President Obama’s announcement of a troop surge in Afghanistan and Chinese media reports headlined, ““China responds to Obama’s troop...
View ArticleU.S. Deal With Taiwan Has China Retaliating (Updated)
The Chinese government has reacted quickly to an announcement from the Obama administration of a $6 billion arms sale to Taiwan. From the New York Times: The Chinese government announced late Saturday...
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