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New comprehensive submarine rescue ship 840
On April 15, 2025, "China Military" released a series of posters, one of which featured a new type of comprehensive submarine rescue ship, hull number 840, confirming that this new …
As Geopolitical Competition Heats up, China Is Eyeing the Caribbean
China continues to mount a challenge to U.S. power and influence in the Caribbean Community bloc, as this grouping feels increasingly boxed in by Trump 2.0.
Why the China-US Trade War Truce Won’t Last
The May 12 announcement is best viewed as a truce that does not shift the underlying structural reality: the U.S. and China are locked into a long-term cycle of escalating …
Relief on China's factory floors as US tariffs put on hold
A surprise deal in the trade war gives businesses breathing room - but many now want to find new markets.
Relief on China's factory floors as US tariffs put on hold
A surprise deal in the trade war gives businesses breathing room - but many now want to find new markets.
North Korea could possess 50 ICBMs capable of striking US by 2035: Report
North Korea could possess up to 50 intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) capable of carrying nuclear warheads by 2035, according to a new U.S. intelligence assessment detailing threats to the American …
US names North Korea as a country not cooperating with counterterrorism efforts
The U.S. has designated North Korea as a country “not fully cooperating” with counterterrorism efforts for the 29th consecutive year, a move that blocks the sale of American weapons and …
State Department bans use of US passports for travel to North Korea for 9th year
The State Department has extended its ban on the use of U.S. passports to travel to North Korea for the ninth consecutive year, citing ongoing concerns over the safety of …
Photo Of The Day: PLAN Test Ship 856 with a new AESA active phased array radar
The Chinese Navy PLAN's second Type 909A "weapons integration" test ship was launched at the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard in March 2006. Initially bearing a hull number (892, later changed to 856 in 2021) …
How a new film imagines a North Korean defector’s life in the gay community
A new South Korean film is winning accolades for its innovative exploration of two of the country’s most marginalized groups — North Korean defectors and the LGTBQ+ community. The debut …
Editor’s Note
Most people probably have heard the proverb about the blind men and the elephant, each describing a very different animal depending on the part of the animal by which they... …
China’s Governance Model and Market Reforms: Insights from the Third Plenum of the 20th Central Committee
The 3rd Plenum of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), held in July 2024, issued a Resolution of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of... …
Xi Jinping’s Corruption Quagmire
Introduction In October 2017, Xi Jinping told the delegates to the Nineteenth Party Congress that during the past five years, the Party’s “anti-corruption campaign has built into a crushing tide... …
Kim Jong Un oversees special forces and tank drills to boost ‘war preparations’
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed a series of military drills aimed at enhancing the country’s ongoing “war preparations” on Tuesday, according to state media, in what appears to …
Post-Pandemic Transformations: Evaluating China’s Climate and Air Quality Situation in the Wake of COVID-19
In 2014, Prime Minister Li Keqiang declared an all-out war on air pollution (Zhang et al, 2021). For the next eight years, the data proclaimed China’s victory. In 2019, the... …
The Significance of the Third Plenum of the Communist Party of China for Central Asian Countries
Vectors of Chinese Economic Policy and Central Asia Traditionally dedicated to economic issues, the Third Plenum of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China continues to attract heightened... …
The Long March Toward Chinese “Modernization”
How three recent 3rd plenums have changed China All Communist parties in the world followed the Soviet model of governing — convening national party congresses to select leadership and adopt... …
U.S.-China Trade Deal Defies Expectations
But big questions remain about what happens next.
China’s Economic Officials Are Trying to Speak Like Human Beings
A softer communication approach may have helped the Geneva talks.
In first, UN General Assembly to host meeting on North Korean human rights
The U.N. General Assembly will host a high-level meeting on North Korean human rights for the first time ever next week, providing a rare platform to address Pyongyang’s dismal record …
Putin meets North Korean commanders, and Kim Jong Un’s Victory Day speech
Russian President Vladimir Putin met and embraced the North Korean general leading troops deployed to fight against Ukraine during a military parade in Moscow last week, but Kim Jong Un …
PLAN Orbat Of The Day: 1st Squadron, 19th Frigate Flotilla, Yulin Naval Base, South Sea Fleet
As the PLAN expands, it continues to move ships from one flotilla to another, making tracking PLAN Orbat a rather unenviable task. Thanks to the Chinese Internet, we now have …
How North Korea has clawed back control over the economy by hiking state wages
After decades of symbolic salaries and quiet defections to the private sector, North Korea is attempting its most ambitious economic reset in years. Since late 2023, the government has rolled …
Photo Collection Of The Day: The Very Modern Of A Modern Day PLA Infantry Platoon
Monday, December 23, 2024 "I know Kung Fu" Heavy Pikeman Infantry + Kung Fu flying kick, the PLA is now officially invincible. Monday, November 04, 2024 PLA heavy infantry update …
Don’t Be Fooled: The China-US Trade War Is Here to Stay
The tariffs may be lower, but the structural tensions at the heart of the trade conflict remain unchanged.