B-21 Raider

U.S. Defense Industry Survives on a Decades-Old French Samarium Dump Amid China Supply Threats

The United States is the undisputed global military superpower. With an annual defense budget approaching USD 900 billion, Washington spends more on defense than the next nine countries combined—including China, Russia, India, Germany, South Korea, the United Kingdom, France, Saudi...
YJ-21E Hypersonic Missile

China’s J-10C Fighter Jet Spotted Carrying YJ-21E Hypersonic Missile as China Pushes Fighter-Borne Hypersonic Strike into Indo-Pacific

China appears to have crossed a decisive threshold in airborne strike warfare with the first publicly observed integration of the YJ-21E hypersonic anti-ship ballistic missile on the Chengdu J-10C multirole fighter. The development fundamentally redefines the operational ceiling of 4.5-generation...
China’s J-35 Stealth Fighter

Pentagon Confirms China’s J-35 Stealth Fighter Offer to Pakistan, Marking a Watershed in South Asian Airpower

The United States Department of Defense has confirmed that China has formally offered Pakistan up to 40 fifth-generation J-35 stealth fighter aircraft, a development that represents one of the most consequential inflection points in South Asian military aviation since India...

China’s Third J-36 Sixth-Generation Fighter Completes Milestone Flight Test, Underscoring Beijing’s Accelerated Push to Define a New Era of Air Dominance as U.S. NGAD Lags

The flight of China’s third J-36 sixth-generation fighter prototype on December 25, 2025, marks far more than another step in an advanced aircraft programme. It represents a calibrated declaration that Beijing intends not merely to participate in the next era...
High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS)

China warns US arms sale to Taiwan is “speeding up” threat of war in Taiwan

China on Thursday sharply criticised the United States over its latest weapons deal with Taiwan, warning that the move was accelerating the risk of conflict across the Taiwan Strait and undermining regional stability. Speaking at a regular press briefing on...
Renewable Energy

China and Gulf Investors Drive a New Phase of Central Asia’s Energy Transition as Renewable Projects Expand Under the Belt and Road Framework

Since launching the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2013, China has emerged as one of the world’s largest overseas energy investors. For much of the past decade, Beijing’s engagement abroad was dominated by fossil fuel projects. However, the post-pandemic...
Coal waits to be transported at Guoyuan Port container terminal in Chongqing, China

China’s Industrial Scale Powers Growth but Risks Overproduction and Global Tensions

China now produces more than 30 percent of the world’s manufactured goods—surpassing the combined output of the United States, Germany, and South Korea. Some Chinese scholars argue the country should target 45 percent of global capacity, framing sheer scale as...
China AI

China’s Comeback: How Xi Outmaneuvered Trump’s Trade Tactics and Captured the AI Future

2025 has been a year of dramatic twists in global trade, technology, and geopolitics, with one lesson standing out: never underestimate China. At the beginning of the year, the world’s second-largest economy appeared to be in steep decline. Economists predicted...
Chinese UUV drones

How PLAN’s Extra-Large Underwater Drones Could Redefine Undersea Warfare Near US and Allied Coastlines

China's testing of giant uncrewed underwater drones marks a potentially transformative moment in maritime warfare, shifting attention away from aircraft carriers and missiles toward the largely unseen battlespace beneath the waves. According to reporting by Naval News, China is testing...
China Services Sector

IMF Warns Beijing of Japan-Style Trap as China’s Deflation Risks Deepen

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva delivered a message that resonated far beyond China’s capital — and uncomfortably linked China’s economic trajectory with Japan’s painful past during a recent visit to Beijing. Her remarks, aimed squarely at President Xi...
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