China showcased its military might in a parade Wednesday marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, a show of strength as it seeks to wield greater influence on the global stage.

The Pentagon recently released its annual report on China’s military developments and its findings are clear: China is eager to continue earning its keep as the Pentagon’s “pacing challenge,” while ...

Craig Singleton, a former U.S. diplomat, is the senior director of the China Program at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. For decades, stability in the Indo-Pacific rested on a simple ...

ChinaChina is sprinting toward nuclear parity with the United States — and it is already winning. Last month, the Congressional Research Service reported that Beijing is conducting the most ambitious ...

Gen. David Allvin, the Air Force Chief of Staff, stood before the House Armed Services Committee in early 2025 and delivered a blunt assessment: China’s fleet of J-20 stealth fighters is growing fast ...

A strategic strike group displays YJ-18C cruise missiles during a military parade in Beijing, China, Sept. 3, 2025. (Tingshu Wang/Reuters) Chinese military researchers have used outputs from leading U ...

The US national defense strategy has characterized the US-China relationship as one of great power competition—a term referring to the struggle between powerful states to shape the world or regional ...

A visitor walks in front of Alibaba booth during the 3rd China International Supply Chain Expo at the China International Exhibition Center, in Beijing, China, Friday, July 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh ...

This report is part of Strategic Japan, a CSIS Japan Chair initiative featuring analysis by Japan’s leading foreign policy scholars on key regional and global challenges and the implications for the U ...

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 ...

China's military test-fired a missile from a nuclear-powered submarine into the Pacific on Monday, state media reported, drawing criticism and concern from Japan, Australia, New Zealand and Taiwan. A ...