In the 1980s, Admiral Liu laid out the ambition of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), which is to control the First Island Chain in the 2000s, the Second Island Chain in the 2020s ...

CHINA has launched a fresh round of army, navy and rocket force exercises encircling Taiwan, Xi Jinping’s military has announced. Beijing described their concerning movements, which included ...

WASHINGTON -- On his first trip to the Indo-Pacific as U.S. defense secretary last week, Pete Hegseth embraced America's alliances and reaffirmed its commitment to sustaining robust deterrence in the ...

These flights represent the fact that China is accelerating its military activities on the east side of the First Island Chain, which it considers to be its defense line against the U.S. military ...

Beijing has long claimed U.S. security partner Taiwan as part of its territory and has threatened to use force, if necessary, to achieve unification.