Chinese Expansionism

CREDIT: AP/GETTY IMAGES By Sam Kessler – Chief & Managing Editor and ContributorDustin Oaks – Contributor             *Note: The two co-authors also wrote another article piece for Asian Affairs Magazine that discusses new U.S. Secretary of Defense Ma…

Authored by Art Harman, op-ed via The Epoch Times, Reports of mainland Chinese students being evacuated from Hong Kong and of Chinese troops in the streets are ominous signs that the Chinese communist regime may be preparing for a Tiananmen Square-like massa…

I keep an old map on my office wall, bought for nearly nothing at a used bookstore and then lovingly framed. It's a National Geographic print from 1942, covering "Asia and Adjacent Areas." The legend informs you: "International Boundaries as of Sept. 1, 1939,…

The United States reiterated its commitment Tuesday to a nearly 70-year-old military pact with the Philippines, as the defense chiefs of both countries met in Manila and pledged to boost the treaty amid Beijings expansionism in the South China Sea. After mee…

With the global geopolitical centre of gravity shifting toward Asia, a pluralistic, rules-based Indo-Pacific order is more important than ever, including for Americas own global standing. So it was good news when, two years ago, US President Donald Trump bega…

The U.S. Air Force is developing a long-range bomber that will be able to hold any target at risk, anywhere in the world. It is called the B-21 Raider, and will be the most survivable, versatile strike aircraft ever built. It is likely to eventually replace a…

HANOI – With the global geopolitical center of gravity shifting toward Asia, a pluralistic, rules-based Indo-Pacific order is more important than ever, including for America’s own global standing. So it was good news when, two years ago, U.S. President Donald…

On November 9, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabias state-owned oil company, Saudi Aramco, released a prospectus for its initial public offering. Though the prospectus is as short on detail as a 600-page document can be, Aramco is reportedly selling between 1 and 5 p…

US President Donald Trump's administration wants to build a rules-based and democracy-led order in the Indo-Pacific, but seems to have no idea how. If it doesn't find the answer soon, and imbue its Asia policy with strategic heft, constraining Chinese aggress…

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…