Chinese Expansionism

When the Chinese Communist Party celebrated its 70th birthday last month, it did so with a jaw-dropping display of armaments, the size and scale of which has never been seen before. The vast parade in Tiananmen Square included 15,000 troops, 580 pieces of tr…

Russia steps up on day seven of Turkeys invasion of northern Syria where American forces just departed the city of Manbij, which was the location where U.S.-backed Kurdish troops fought a key battle against the Islamic State group to recapture the town back i…

Skip to comments. China's Xi warns attempts to divide China will end in 'shattered bones' (Pooh is Nervous)Rueters ^ | October 13, 2019 | Yawen Chen and Ryan Woo; Editing by Shri Navaratnam Posted on 10/13/2019 8:10:38 AM PDT by LesbianThespianGymnastic…

Residents of Hong Kong have convened on the streets in masses for months, demonstrating against Beijing's dominance in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory they call home what sets these uprisings apart from pro-democracy movements in the past, however, is t…

Popovich went off on the president ahead of Tuesday’s preseason game against the Miami Heat, and led with his sympathy for NBA chief Silver for being in a tight spot as the Chinese rise in anger over a tweet by Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey who …

Key point: Although it would be a bad idea to fight, flashpoints that trigger national interests and honor could still be triggered. China and Japan have gone to war three times since 1894. At the end of the Second World War, with Japan in ruins and under Al…

China's government is conducting a mass repression campaign against an estimated 1 million ethnic minorities, mainly Uighurs, held in concentration camps in western China, a senior State Department official said Tuesday. Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sul…

President Donald Trump joined Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a massive rally at NRG Stadium in Houston on Sunday. Around 50,000 Indian Americans attended the “Howdy Modi!” event. “I’m so thrilled to be here in Texas with one of America’s greatest, mo…

WASHINGTON – What happens to small states on the front lines of a decaying international order? We can get a good sense by looking at the Philippines. The last three years have seen a depressing erosion of Manila’s relationship with the United States and a w…

By Sam Kessler Dustin Oaks              *Note: The two co-authors also wrote another article piece for Asian Affairs Magazine that discusses new U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Espers approach to tackling the Iran issue with a focus on the cyber, nuclear, p…