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Vantage | Why Chinese army isn't what China wants the world to believe
The Vantage Take •The carefully crafted image of the PLA as a powerful and well-funded force clashes with the stark reality exposed by Yao Cheng's revelations
Light, lean, agile: How US plans to counter Chinese threat in Indo-Pacific
Anindad •America has reclaimed the Tinian Island airfield, which it used to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki, as part of its latest Agile Combat Employment doctrine
What a Chinese oil refinery in Hambantota means for India
Nsathiyamoorthy •Like the Hambantota port project, the idea of a refinery does not make great economic sense with the Sri Lankan market alone in mind
Taiwan Straits crisis: Time India overtly engages Taipei
Air Marshal Anil Chopra •It is in India’s interest to support forces that will strengthen Taipei and prevent a Taiwan invasion
Vantage | What Pak-China's biggest naval drills mean for India
The Vantage Take •The emphasis on high-seas operations indicates a strategic shift in priorities for both Pakistan and China
Why New Delhi should worry about instability in China's PLA ranks
Claude Arpi •New commanders may be inclined to please the Emperor in order to consolidate their position in the hierarchy and therefore take a more belligerent stance towards Taiwan and India
War in Our Times | Misreading Chinese intentions can prove costly: Remembering the build-up to 1962
Air Vice Marshal Arjun Subramaniam •Mao’s role in the 1962 conflict with India was underplayed for years and it was only in the 1990s that a series of good writing from China emerged, revealing Mao’s impatience and irritation with Nehru’s growing influence in the developing world, and India’s unwillingness to let go of Aksai Chin
China's defence minister Li Shangfu faces corruption probe
Fp Staff •Li's history as a technocrat - he is an aerospace engineer who worked on China's satellite programme - was helpful in trying to meet Xi's goals for the People's Liberation Army (PLA)
Chinese police arrest woman who defended comic’s military joke
Fp Staff •Chinese authorities have arrested a woman for defaming the People's Liberation Army after she backed a comedian's joke about a Xi Jinping military slogan that sparked a nationwide uproar
The joke that cost $2 million: China imposes huge penalty for comedian’s army-themed quip
Fp Staff •Li Haoshi caught the attention of authorities this week after using a phrase associated with the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) during his comedy show at the Century Theater in Beijing.