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Beijing kicked off its top annual political gathering, pledging to further insulate its economy from Trump’s tariffs and accelerate efforts to supercharge its military.
China is learning lessons from the war in Iran. Chief among them, the United States may pose an even greater threat than Beijing thought.
The U.S. may have the biggest military in the world based on budget alone, but there are some things China's military has that America's doesn't.
By Yimou Lee TAIPEI, March 5 (Reuters) - Chinese air force activity around Taiwan has fallen sharply in recent weeks, with no flights at all in the past week, a sudden drop in what had been daily military manoeuvres that could signal Beijing is recalibrating its pressure on Taipei.
China announced a 7 percent increase in military spending and a five-year plan to try to reduce its military and industry’s reliance on Western technology.
China's ongoing military corruption purges are leaving serious deficiencies in its command structure and are likely to have hampered the readiness of its
China’s legislature has removed 19 lawmakers, including nine military officers, as President Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption drive shows no sign of letting up.
China is the world's second-largest military spender, though it still lags considerably behind the United States.
China announced a seven percent boost to its defence budget for 2026 on Thursday as it steadily increases spending to counter the United States and enforce its claims over Taiwan and the South
Speaking exclusively with Fortune, Wilbur Ross said the Iran war “is going at least as well as anyone could have hoped,” and that he is “intrigued” that China and Russia have not intervened.
Nine more top military officials have been purged just days ahead of China's most important legislative meetings.