Reporting on Chinese Military.
China Taiwan news Nov 3: Taiwan tracks 49 Chinese military sorties, 2026’s reported high; North Korea claims cruise missile cluster test; Manila counts 80 ships.
Hanwha’s Philadelphia yard will build a $269 million Landing Ship Medium for the Marines, the first award under a new Navy contracting model.
China Taiwan news: Taiwan tracks 32 Chinese military sorties, North Korea tests a cluster warhead, and the Quad warns about economic coercion.
U.S. officials say China is building a 1,500-acre command complex southwest of Beijing, ten times the Pentagon’s size. Beijing has not confirmed it.
Our first space war weekly roundup: the DIA’s China warning, orbital jammers, the Starlink probe refusal, a Stoke Space loan and Vulcan’s return.
Our Indo-Pacific weekly roundup: North Korean weapons tests and sanctions, Hegseth in Manila, Quad and trilateral talks, and Taiwan patrols.
China Taiwan news: Taiwan tracks 32 Chinese military sorties, North Korea tests a cluster warhead, and the Quad warns about economic coercion.
China Taiwan news: US, Japan and South Korea reaffirm North Korea’s denuclearization in Atlanta, and Taiwan tracks 13 Chinese military sorties.
China’s GJ-21 stealth drone has made its first landing on the Type 076 Sichuan. We trace the ship’s trials and compare it with U.S. amphibious ships.
China Taiwan news: Kim Jong Un demands drone superiority at a weapons demo, and China’s coast guard drills near Philippine-claimed shoals.
What is the first island chain? How Congress’s researchers define the line from Japan through Taiwan to the Philippines, and why it shapes US-China strategy.
Xi Jinping’s PLA purge, tracked: 41 generals with posts, dates and official wording, from Xu Caihou in 2014 to the record Fifth Plenum of Oct. 29, 2026.
Space War Oct 29: US intelligence finds Chinese jammers in orbit, a Pentagon watchdog skips a Starlink probe and Vietnam joins the Artemis Accords.
China Taiwan news: North Korea fires 10 to 12 missiles, Hegseth pitches a US-ASEAN defense framework, and Japan will assemble US missiles.
Space War Oct 28: US intelligence says China has over 510 spy satellites, the Pentagon backs a new launch pad and Putin touts Russia’s Starlink rival.
What is a hypersonic missile? Mach 5+ glide vehicles and cruise missiles explained, plus U.S., Russian and Chinese programs and why they are hard to stop.
China Taiwan news: Hegseth meets five allies in Cebu, China sends an attache, Taiwan sorties double and Kadena bans BYD cars.
The Air Force has put its first hypersonic missile, the AGM-183A ARRW, into production with a $694 million Lockheed Martin contract after years of setbacks.
J-20 stealth fighter explained: China’s three versions, missiles, fleet estimates from 150 to 500, deployments near Taiwan, and the F-22 match.
China Taiwan news: North Korean guns at two border sites, USS Colorado named for Australia rotation, a US visa halt near Guam and Cebu defense talks.
The Pentagon says research security audits led 30 universities to end ties with Section 1286-listed foreign institutions, with over 80 terminations.
China fifth plenum: the Central Committee meets Oct. 26-29 on party discipline. How plenums finalize purges and what to watch next.
How many nuclear weapons does China have? The Pentagon says the low 600s, on track for over 1,000 by 2030. How the count grew.
China Taiwan news: North Korea takes a border mine dispute to the UN, Chinese patrols near Taiwan rise and Hegseth heads to Manila for defense talks.
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