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Ying Yu LinThe Diplomat |
The PLA has stepped up both the scale and intensity of its activities in the airspace and waters east of Taiwan. How can Taipei respond?
This year's iteration of the exercise reflects several important strategic concepts – and a focus on countering China's navy.
The Fujian’s Taiwan Strait transit highlights both the progress and the limits of China’s carrier ambitions.
China did not launch a large-scale, Taiwan-specific military exercise after the Trump-Xi meeting. But that doesn’t mean the PLAN has been inactive.
The PLA is sending military signals amid the Philippines-U.S. Balikatan exercise and ahead of the Trump-Xi summit.
From UAVs to counter-UAVs and beyond, the state of modern warfare – and today’s geopolitics – were on display.
Don’t let the quantitative changes mask the qualitative transformation.
The PLAN’s deployments – the biggest to date – stretched from the southern Yellow Sea through the East and South China Seas and deep into the...
The Fujian marks a new phase for China’s naval aviation capability.
While Taiwan has long emphasized deterrence, its military planning increasingly focuses on resilience – the ability to withstand an attack.
Strategic observations on the deployment of the Fujian aircraft carrier through the Taiwan Strait to the South China Sea.
This incident not only illustrates the continued tensions in the South China Sea but also provides an opportunity to evaluate China’s maritime...
The ROC military’s annual exercise is changing to reflect the PLA’s evolving tactics. There is no longer a clear distinction between the...
The PLA is increasingly practicing integrated joint operations across theater commands.