Tag: arms race

China’s Xi Orders Military to Prepare for ‘Non-War’ Operations

China’s ruling communist regime will prepare its military to carry out wide-sweeping actions falling short of war, in accordance with new orders delivered by Chinese Communist Party (CCP) General Secretary Xi Jinping. The orders dictate that the CCP’s military wing adopt an outline of 59 separate regulations on a trial basis, according to state-run news…


US-China Space Competition Heats Up

News Analysis In the ever-expanding arms race between communist China and the United States, few domains of competition are as high stakes as that of space. Satellite architecture is required for everything from GPS to bank transactions to missile defense systems. As such, it is no surprise that both nations are investing heavily in their…


US-China Battle for Space Supremacy Heats Up

News Analysis In the ever-expanding arms race between communist China and the United States, few domains of competition are as high stakes as that of space. Satellite architecture is required for everything from GPS to bank transactions to missile defense systems. As such, it is no surprise that both nations are investing heavily in their…


Has China Already Won?

Commentary The United States and China are engaged in a technological arms race. The country with the best artificial intelligence, quantum computing technologies, and cyber weapons will be best positioned to win the wars of tomorrow. Which begs the question: Who looks likely to win these tech-infused wars? According to Richard Silberglitt, a senior physical…


Eileen Gu Will Represent Team USA in Winter Olympics Bid?; China’s Third Aircraft Carrier Delayed

China delays the launch of its Type 003 carrier—the long-awaited next-generation warship to compete with the United States. Is the reason technical, political, or something else? We have Michael Cisek to break down the details.  Plus, a Chinese company is trying to match Starlink, the internet satellite system by Elon Musk’s SpaceX. What is that…


China and Cambodia Declare ‘Ironclad Friendship’, Begin Construction on New Naval Facilities

Officials from China and Cambodia said that they had officially begun work on a major expansion to Cambodia’s largest naval base June 8. The project is being funded by China, and one official from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) described it as evidence of the two nations’ “iron-clad partnership.” The announcement is likely to ruffle…


US Hypersonic Development ‘Way Behind the Chinese’: Rep. Lamborn

The United States’ nuclear and hypersonic weapons development is behind that of China’s ruling communist regime, according to Congressman Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.). “They’ve been on a building spree,” Lamborn said of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). “They’ve doubled their nuclear arsenal in the last two years and they’re showing no sign of relenting.” “We are…


Chinese Researchers Reportedly View Elon Musk’s Starlink as a Military Threat

Chinese military researchers reportedly view the SpaceX-operated Starlink satellite internet system as a national security threat while suggesting Beijing needs to have the ability to destroy it. An expert suggests that the PLA has no capability to defeat Starlink. A Beijing-affiliated military TV program, “Crazy Warfare Show,” recently published an article analyzing the progress of…


Launch of China’s New Aircraft Carrier Delayed

China’s third and most advanced aircraft carrier will likely be launched soon, according to new satellite imagery of the vessel. The carrier, called the Type 003, has been under construction near Shanghai since 2018. Satellite images taken by Planet Labs late May suggest work on the vessel is nearing its completion. The launch has been…


A War Over Taiwan Raises the Threat of Combined China-Russia Nuclear Operations

Commentary It is all good that Sweden and Finland want to end their neutrality and join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and that President Joe Biden is apparently ready to commit U.S. military forces to the defense of democratic Taiwan. But as Biden failed to deter Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, he is not committing to…