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Ying Yu Lin

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The Strategic Implications of China’s Military Facility in Laos

Ban Keun poses only a limited direct threat to the South China Sea or Taiwan, but it will enhance China’s ability to place pressure on U.S. naval...

07.10.2026 50

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Ying Yu Lin

The Battle for Taiwan’s East: Taipei’s Western Pacific Strategy

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?

22.09.2026 30

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Ying Yu Lin

RIMPAC 2026 and the Future of Multinational Maritime Operations in the Indo-Pacific

This year's iteration of the exercise reflects several important strategic concepts – and a focus on countering China's navy.

28.07.2026 20

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Ying Yu Lin

Has China Really Entered the Three-Carrier Era?

The Fujian’s Taiwan Strait transit highlights both the progress and the limits of China’s carrier ambitions.

26.06.2026 40

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China’s Navy Is Shifting Pressure Beyond the Taiwan Strait

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.

28.05.2026 60

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Ying Yu Lin

China’s Liaoning Carrier Heads South: More Than a Routine Drill

The PLA is sending military signals amid the Philippines-U.S. Balikatan exercise and ahead of the Trump-Xi summit.

21.04.2026 60

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Ying Yu Lin

What the 2026 Singapore Airshow Tells Us About Asia’s Defense Industry Landscape

From UAVs to counter-UAVs and beyond, the state of modern warfare – and today’s geopolitics – were on display.

11.02.2026 50

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Ying Yu Lin

PLA Sorties Around Taiwan: Fewer Aircraft, Higher Threat

Don’t let the quantitative changes mask the qualitative transformation.

14.01.2026 60

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Ying Yu Lin

100 Ships at Sea: Strategic Observations on the Chinese Navy’s 2025 Winter Exercises

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...

10.12.2025 60

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Ying Yu Lin

China’s Naval Strategy With 3 Aircraft Carriers

The Fujian marks a new phase for China’s naval aviation capability.

18.11.2025 50

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Taiwan’s 2025 National Defense Report: Multilayered Deterrence and Resilient Defense

While Taiwan has long emphasized deterrence, its military planning increasingly focuses on resilience – the ability to withstand an attack.

11.10.2025 60

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Ying Yu Lin

China’s Newest Aircraft Carrier Is on the Move

Strategic observations on the deployment of the Fujian aircraft carrier through the Taiwan Strait to the South China Sea.

13.09.2025 40

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Ying Yu Lin

What the China Coast Guard-PLAN Ship Collision Reveals About China’s Military Capabilities

This incident not only illustrates the continued tensions in the South China Sea but also provides an opportunity to evaluate China’s maritime...

30.08.2025 100

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Ying Yu Lin