DF-21D: China built this missile to sink US Navy aircraft carriers
China's military strategy includes a significant focus on expanding its arsenal of Dong-Feng 21 (DF-21D) ballistic missiles, known as "carrier...
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Beijing waging political warfare against government, business, experts tell House oversight panel
Editor's Note: This piece by Bill Gertz features quotes from CSP Senior Fellow, Grant Newsham. China’s communist government is engaged...
Apply Israel-Iran lessons to Taiwan
There is still a great deal to learn about Iran’s drone and missile attack on Israel. Even so, it is...
China’s growing submarine fleet: A threat to the US Navy?
The past two decades have seen the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) as the Chinese military is known, undergo significant modernization programs....
NATO isn’t defending Guam, but others are
It recently made headlines that NATO is not obligated to defend Hawaii, Guam, the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), American...
The US must end engagement (and Biden’s neo-Engagement) with the PRC now
U.S. foreign policy toward the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has been dominated by the Engagement School since the end...
Give Taiwan’s youth a fighting chance against China
One might get the impression that Taiwan’s defense is just a question of having the right weapons and hardware. But there’s...
Generational differences affect Americans’ understanding of the PRC threat
One of the major problems in identifying the existential threat from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is that younger...
US military eyes port construction on small Philippine island near Taiwan
Editor’s Note: This piece by Seth Robson features quotes from CSP Senior Fellow, Grant Newsham. American military personnel will visit...
US Green Beret presence on Taiwan’s outer islands signals expanded military cooperation
Editor's Note: This piece by Venus Upadhayaya features quotes from CSP Senior Fellow, Grant Newsham. In a recent strategic development...
The PRC’s bid for strategic superiority
The unrelenting pace of the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) nuclear and conventional modernization continues without abatement. The PRC continues...
Beijing’s global ‘business’ enterprises just a front for military buildup
Editor's Note: This piece by J.M. Phelps features quotes from CSP Senior Fellow, Grant Newsham. Recent reports about a Chinese naval...
US extends losing streak to China in the Pacific
I started life as a fan of a hapless baseball team called the Washington Senators, so I recognize losing when...
China’s ‘bad debt’ problem: Why it’s not learning from Japan
The final collapse of Chinese real estate giant, Evergrande, is the latest evidence – as if any was needed –...
The year of Volt Typhoon
At a recent testimony in front of Congress on Jan. 31, both Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray...
Aircraft carriers, submarines and more: China’s Navy is a real powerhouse
Summary: This analysis examines the significant transformation of China from a historically continental-focused military to a major maritime power. Once...