The PLA's navy drill with aircraft carrier Shandong is another sign that China aims to deter or defeat any third-party intervention in the Indo-Pacific.
Russia’s “great maritime power” ambition — illegally occupying the Northern Territories and invading Ukraine — is intended to provoke Japan, the US, and Europe.
The Biden administration’s 2022 National Defense Strategy calls for strengthening deterrence against China, so why did it exclude a key regional player?
At 99 years old, Dr. Kissinger may still be clear-headed, but China has changed and its growing coercion of Taiwan threatens East Asia’s peace and stability.
A former Chinese labor camp survivor analyzes an audio file that, while not independently verified, is raising concerns about the country’s military intentions.
China’s goal is military dominance, and it’s making rules, institutions, and technology to disrupt the status quo and project its power into Japan’s islands in the...
Residents of Okinawa must be trained as multipliers for the regular defense forces, responding during natural calamities and giving support when the security of the country.
China’s strategy is one of working towards annihilating the adversary with its flocks of fishing fleets, while keeping the Chinese Coast Guard nearby and PLA-Navy ships...
The recently concluded JIMEX 20 naval exercises between the Indian Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) point to a new era in the maritime...
By Monika Chansoria Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made a pitch for normalizing the Sino-Japanese relationship during an interview with The Sankei Shimbun in...
Grant Newsham It seems like every few months an article appears in the Western press claiming Japan-China relations are thawing. Read enough...