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China New Force In Drone Warfare

AP | CHRISTOPHER BODEEN | Posted 05.03.2013 | World

BEIJING -- Determined to kill or capture a murderous Mekong River drug lord, China's security forces considered a tactic they'd never tried before: ca...

China Cracks Down On Officials' Luxury Perk

AP | CHRISTOPHER BODEEN | Posted 04.29.2013 | World

BEIJING -- China is banning the use of privileged military license plates on BMWs, Porsches and other luxury cars in an attempt to crack down on abuse...

China Planning More, Bigger Aircraft Carriers

AP | Posted 04.24.2013 | World

BEIJING -- A top navy commander says China plans to operate more aircraft carriers in the future that will be even larger and carry more aircraft than...

The Life of Pi As a Dream of Taiwan

Mahlon Meyer | Posted 05.18.2013 | Entertainment
Mahlon Meyer

The Life of Pi, as a movie, is ultimately more optimistic, I am guessing, than Ang Lee himself. I am guessing that he worries about the future of his Chinese civilization that found a home on Taiwan. The Life of Pi ends in India. The future of Taiwan, Ang Lee's erstwhile home, is not so certain.

Tibetan Uprising Day Reminds Us

Rajiv Malhotra | Posted 05.12.2013 | World
Rajiv Malhotra

Even as desperate self-immolations among Tibetans still living in Tibet have increased in the past few years, there seem to be no signs whatsoever of China relenting on its cultural genocide there.

WATCH: China's Drone Race

The Huffington Post | Milos Balac and Alex Berg | Posted 05.05.2013 | World

The expanding use of drones worldwide continues to rewrite the rules of military engagement, with some analysts declaring them the greatest threat to ...

China Defends Massive Growth In Military Spending

AP | CHARLES HUTZLER | Posted 05.04.2013 | World

BEIJING — China's government promised its people Tuesday deficit-fueled spending to fight deep-seated corruption, improve the despoiled environm...

China Holds Largest Air Force Drills Ever

AP | Posted 12.07.2012 | World

BEIJING -- China's air force has staged one of its largest-ever drills amid heightened tensions with Japan and Beijing's southern neighbors over terri...

Military Jet Crashes Into House, Injures 3

AP | Posted 02.03.2013 | World

BEIJING — A military jet on a routine training flight crashed into a house in southern China on Tuesday, setting the building on fire and injuri...

China Lands First Jet On Its Aircraft Carrier

AP | Posted 01.25.2013 | World

BEIJING — China's government is mourning a key engineer behind its aircraft carrier program who died of a heart attack after witnessing the firs...

China Tests New Prototype Stealth Fighter

AP | CHRISTOPHER BODEEN | Posted 11.01.2012 | World

BEIJING -- China has test flown a second model of a prototype stealth fighter, aviation experts said Thursday, in a sign of its aircraft industry's gr...

U.S. Warship Flexes Navy Muscle In South China Sea

AP | JIM GOMEZ | Posted 10.25.2012 | World

ABOARD THE USS GEORGE WASHINGTON -- A U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike force's visit to Manila is the latest show of American military might partly a...

Chinese Aircraft Carrier Begins Flight Training

AP | Posted 12.15.2012 | World

BEIJING -- China has begun flight training on its first aircraft carrier, with photographs posted on websites Monday showing navy pilots practicing to...

China Launches First Aircraft Carrier

AP | CHRISTOPHER BODEEN | Posted 11.25.2012 | World

BEIJING — China formally entered its first aircraft carrier into service on Tuesday, underscoring its ambitions to be a leading Asian naval powe...

China Orders Top Army Officers To Declare Assets

AP | Posted 06.22.2012 | World

BEIJING -- China is ordering ranking military officers to declare their personal incomes and property such as real estate in a further attempt to rein...

China: Pentagon Hypes Military Threat

AP | Posted 07.22.2012 | World

BEIJING -- China's Defense Ministry has accused the Pentagon of hyping Chinese military power and its threat to Taiwan in a depiction that will ultima...

How to Mend U.S.-China Ties

Jayshree Bajoria | Posted 04.16.2012 | World
Jayshree Bajoria

China's Vice President Xi Jinping's visit to the United States is being closely watched by policymakers to gain insight into China's likely future leader ahead of the transition beginning later this year.

India Drastically Modernizes Military

AP | NIRMALA GEORGE | Posted 04.09.2012 | World

NEW DELHI — India has decided to buy 126 fighter jets from France, taken delivery of a nuclear-powered submarine from Russia and prepared for it...

WATCH: This Dangerous 'Military Drill' Can't Be Real ... Or Can It?

Posted 01.25.2012 | World

Folks, don't try this at home. A video that's currently making its way around the web appears to shows six Chinese soldiers playing a game similar ...

The China Syndrome

Dr. Philip Neches | Posted 02.21.2012 | World
Dr. Philip Neches

The world is full of danger spots: Pakistan, Iran, North Korea. But when I feel really grim about the prospects for the world, my thoughts turn to China.

A Prudent Response to Chinese Military Modernization

Lawrence Korb | Posted 02.18.2012 | Politics
Lawrence Korb

The War in Iraq has ended. Osama bin Laden is dead. NATO is looking at a 2014 date for significantly reducing operations in Afghanistan. Yet some conservatives are looking to continue the era of massive military spending increases.

China's First Aircraft Carrier On Second Round Of Sea Trials

AP | Posted 01.29.2012 | World

BEIJING — China's first aircraft carrier headed back to sea Tuesday for a second round of sea trials, the Defense Ministry said. The as-yet unn...

How the U.S. Should Stay Relevant in Asia

Jayshree Bajoria | Posted 01.18.2012 | World
Jayshree Bajoria

It is China's actions and refusal to listen to the concerns of its neighbors that have created an opening for the United States to increase its involvement.

China Strengthens Alliance With North Korea

AP | Posted 01.18.2012 | World

BEIJING — China said Friday it would strengthen military ties with ally North Korea, amid continuing tensions between Pyongyang and Seoul and st...

U.S.-Australia Alliance and China

Jayshree Bajoria | Posted 01.16.2012 | World
Jayshree Bajoria

With China emerging as Australia's largest trade partner, enhanced defense ties with the United States have led some Australian analysts to question the wisdom of aligning more closely with Washington at the risk of angering Beijing.