- January 31st, 2026
Chinese President Xi Jinping has once again sent shockwaves through the country’s political and military establishment by placing one of China’s most powerful military figures under investigation, underscoring that no one—no matter how senior or influential—is beyond the reach of...
A sharply worded editorial published by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Daily has cast an unusually stark spotlight on the political significance of the investigations into two of China’s most senior military leaders, Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli, underscoring what...
China’s latest investigation into its armed forces — this time targeting the country’s most senior uniformed officer — has dramatically hollowed out the nation’s highest military decision-making body, raising fresh questions about stability, loyalty and control within the People’s Liberation...
China’s New ‘Jiutian’ Drone Mothership Makes First Flight, Signaling Leap in Swarm-Warfare Ambitions
China’s Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) has conducted the maiden flight of its massive drone-carrying mothership, the Jiutian, marking a major step in Beijing’s ambitions to field next-generation swarm-warfare platforms. The first flight took place on December 11, 2025,...
On June 5, 2025, China North Industries Group (Norinco) unveiled a significant milestone in the People's Liberation Army's modernization campaign—a live-fire demonstration of the Type 625E mobile air defense system. Captured on video and widely disseminated across Chinese state media,...
A wave of anxiety has swept across Taiwan following the release of the trailer for Zero Day, a Netflix political thriller that depicts a chillingly plausible scenario: China first blockades, then invades one of Taiwan’s frontline islands, setting off a...
Taipei, Taiwan Taiwan is developing a suicide drone capable of manual and autonomous attacks to strengthen its asymmetric warfare capabilities against the People's Liberation Army. The drone, a more powerful variant of the Loitering Unmanned Aircraft Type 1, is inspired...