On March 13, 2026, China issued the outline for its 15th Five-Year Plan — a core document defining Chinese government policies into the next decade. In the hierarchy of Chinese sources, Five-Year Plan ...

China’s military budget increases keep painting a picture that’s inconsistent with the country’s claims to a defensive policy. The rise for 2026 would be 7.0 percent, Chinese Premier Li Qiang told the ...

China’s military is exploring humanoid robots for urban combat as the country’s commercial robotics industry dominates global ...

Senior U.S. and Chinese defense officials are signaling a renewed effort to improve communication between their militaries after years of mounting tensions and disrupted dialogue. Undersecretary of ...

Military researchers plan for eventual deployment of humanoid robots in warfare Scenarios model robots in an urban assault ...

The United States has designated Chinese corporate giants Alibaba, BYD and Baidu as companies that support China’s military, expanding its blacklist to some of the country’s best-known commercial ...

Somalia’s foreign minister meets with his Chinese counterpart in Beijing in 2024. Zhai Jianlan/Xinhua via Getty Images China’s interests in Somalia take two paths. The first is broadly geopolitical.

In the ever-shifting geopolitical sphere, China's growing military presence and the ongoing tensions over Taiwan and the South China Sea continue to be a closely watched topic — particularly in regard ...

During a recent conference on the People’s Liberation Army, I heard the same question posed to attendees and paper writers: “How would China react to U.S. force posture change X, Y, or Z?” or “How ...