Tag: Chinese military

The Implications of China’s PLA Declining to Meet With the US Military

Commentary Amid heightened tensions in the South China Sea, U.S. and Chinese military chiefs held talks on crisis communication via a teleconference on Oct. 28 and 29 last year. A subsequent Chinese report said that China would continue to act consistent with initiating “no conflict or confrontation.” The U.S. Department of Defense also mentioned the Crisis…


Pentagon Names 9 New Chinese Companies With Ties to Chinese Military

The U.S. Department of Defense on Jan. 14 added nine Chinese companies to a growing list of companies with ties to the Chinese military. Among the nine companies were cellphone maker Xiaomi, semiconductor equipment maker Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC), chip designer GOWIN Semiconductor, state-owned China National Aviation Holding, and aircraft manufacturer Commercial Aircraft Corporation of…


Trump Strengthens Ban on US Investments in Chinese Military Companies

President Donald Trump signed an order late Wednesday requiring U.S. investors to completely divest their holdings of securities of Pentagon-blacklisted Chinese military companies by Nov. 11, 2021. The amendment order expands the scope of the initial November executive order (E.O.) 13959, which initially only restricted U.S. investors from buying securities of companies designated by the Pentagon…


US Indo-Pacific Strategy to Confront Beijing’s Threats Revealed in Declassified Document

The Trump administration on Jan. 12 declassified a U.S. national security document that outlines its strategy for working with regional partners and allies to confront China’s threats to the Indo-Pacific region. Laid out in a 10-page document with some redactions, the policy, known as the U.S. Strategic Framework for the Indo-Pacific, highlights Taiwan’s role in…


US Indo-Pacific Strategy Unveiled in Declassified Document, Targeting Beijing’s Threats

The Trump administration on Tuesday declassified a U.S. national security document, outlining its strategy for working with regional partners and allies to confront China’s threats to the Indo-Pacific region. Laid out in a 10-page document with some redactions, the policy known as the U.S. Strategic Framework for the Indo-Pacific highlights Taiwan’s role in combating the…


China Develops Helmets for Military Soldiers With Self-Destruct Button

The Chinese military is equipping soldiers stationed in Tibet with newly developed helmets embedded with a self-destruct button. The button will trigger an embedded bomb to go off, killing the soldier. “At a battalion or brigade level command center, a commander monitors a soldier who is far away by using the navigation system. The commander…


China Develops Helmets for Soldiers With Self-Destruct Button: Report

The Chinese military is equipping soldiers stationed in Tibet with newly developed helmets embedded with a self-destruct button. The button will trigger an embedded bomb to go off, killing the soldier. “At a battalion or brigade level command center, a commander monitors a soldier who is far away by using the navigation system. The commander…


Chinese Companies, US Investors Could Accelerate Decoupling Amid NYSE Delisting

News Analysis The trend of Chinese companies leaving U.S. stock exchanges is likely to accelerate after the New York Stock Exchange announced plans to boot three Chinese telecom companies from the exchange. This is especially the case for state-owned enterprises (SOEs), as there’s a higher risk that SOEs are connected to the Chinese Communist Party…


China in Focus (Jan. 7): Shijiazhuang City to Undergo Mass Testing

Beijing begins to limit contact with a neighboring province, with checkpoints between them already set up. The move aims to curb the spread of the pandemic. One Chinese-made vaccine threatens more than 70 different side effects. An expert calls it the most dangerous vaccine in the world. The Trump administration considers blacklisting two major corporations….


Xi Orders China’s Military to Focus on ‘Preparing for War’ as Party Approaches 100th Anniversary

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has commanded the regime’s military to focus on “preparing for war,” as Beijing looks to make a splash in 2021—the year marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). In the first order of the year, Xi instructed the forces to ratchet up military training. As…