- October 10th, 2025
On September 9, 2025, an X account titled PLA Military Updates posted a set of photographs that immediately caught the attention of defense analysts worldwide. The images showed the J-20 Mighty Dragon, China’s premier fifth-generation stealth fighter, configured in what the account described...
When U.S. President Donald Trump floated the idea of reclaiming Afghanistan’s Bagram air base last week, it instantly reignited debates about America’s fraught military history in the region, the future of U.S.–Taliban relations, and China’s growing role in Central Asia....
A stronger Chinese military will serve as a stronger guarantor of peace, China’s Defence Minister Dong Jun declared on Thursday, reaffirming Beijing’s commitment to uphold the post-war international order while rejecting the notion of military blocs and power politics. Speaking...
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s newly unveiled Global Governance Initiative (GGI) marks Beijing’s clearest statement of intent to reshape the international order, analysts say, as the world reels from intensifying great-power rivalry and the breakdown of postwar alliances. Unveiled at the...
Beijing’s grand military parade last week, staged to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, was more than just an exercise in historical remembrance. It was a carefully orchestrated demonstration of shifting power in the international...
When US officials weigh the fallout of President Donald Trump’s stunning move to slap a 50% tariff on Indian exports, they may not need to pore over spreadsheets or trade projections. Instead, they can look halfway across the globe to...
For the first time, the Philippines has staged a high-profile joint sail near the disputed Scarborough Shoal with two unlikely partners — Australia and Canada. The two-day maritime cooperation exercise, culminating on September 3, showcased not just military interoperability but...
On September 3, 2025, in Beijing’s Victory Day military parade, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) rolled out a weapon that has long been the subject of rumor, intelligence estimates, and quiet debate among defense analysts: the JL-3 submarine-launched...
Moscow and New Delhi are locked in high-stakes negotiations to accelerate and expand deliveries of the Russian-made S-400 Triumf surface-to-air missile systems, in a move that could decisively tilt the airpower balance in South Asia. “India already has our S-400...
On September 2, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un crossed the border into China aboard his armored green train, en route to attend Beijing’s grand commemoration of Japan’s surrender in World War II. The move, confirmed by Pyongyang’s state newspaper...
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