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Why Japan choose Philippines as first major buyer for arms sale?
Not merely to strengthen military cooperation with Manila through arms trade, the Abe administration intends to fill America's military absence in the Asia Pacific. In the meantime, Japan also hopes to enhance its presence on the diplomatic front.
2020-03-25 17:50
PLA Daily: Japan seeks to break military restriction through new fighter jet
Japan is willing to bear most of the R&D expenses because for this Asian country, the freedom to improve fighter jet is not only relevant to the potential of upgrading weapon performance in preparation for future warfare, but also a big step in shaking off the defense restriction and America's control.
2020-03-20 22:24
America' new Africa strategy highlights Cold War mindset
While African anti-terror forces are already strained, Washington's adjustment of its Africa strategy is bound to cause security vacuums in the region and aggravate the local security situation, making the so-called "Prosper Africa" plan nothing but "building castles in the air".
2020-03-19 19:54
What are impacts of COVID-19 on US military?
The US military has adopted a wide range of prevention and control measures after the COVID-19 outbreak. Military activities against the backdrop of epidemic prevention and control will perhaps become normal in the military build-up, training, and combat.
2020-03-19 19:46
US travel ban could lead to greater alienation among NATO allies
By announcing a sweeping travel ban for Europeans last week, the US disconnected with many NATO members. The move will have a profoundly negative impact on US-EU relations, and such impact will be magnified against the backdrop of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
2020-03-18 01:53
Why global militaries hit hard by COVID-19 pandemic?
The initial underestimation of the severity of the outbreak, the loose prevention and control measures and the social environment around the barracks have combined to make soldiers stationed in hard-hit areas victims of the pandemic.
2020-03-16 21:40
Upgrade of RAAF Base Tindal has major strategic impacts on Indo-Pacific region
In addition to assisting in the latter's military deployments in the Pacific and Indian oceans, Australia will also probably see northwestward and step up military forces in Central Asia and the Middle East, to help the US firmly control the sea route from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
2020-03-10 20:37
Motives behind US arms sales to India
On the surface, Washington and New Delhi each get what they want through the arms deal, but we can well imagine how many benefits the India can really get under the "America first" policy. The affinity in appearance cannot hide their underlying interest divergences.
2020-03-05 20:27
Indo-Pacific Strategy puts US in a more awkward position
The current US administration put forth the "Indo-Pacific strategy" to tie the vast Pacific and Indian oceans together, for the main purpose of aligning the fast-rising India with America's geopolitical strategy.
2020-03-03 20:27
Will US-Taliban peace deal bring lasting peace to Afghanistan?
Objectively speaking, the patience and eagerness demonstrated by both parties during the negotiation aremore because of their recognition that there is no way to continue fighting with each other than out of their common wish for peace.
2020-03-02 20:05
China isn’t adhesive for US-Indian relations
It's clear that Washington and New Delhi have the common strategic needs to contain China on certain issues, but they are still far from aligned in terms of strategic capability and coordination if they want to translate such needs into concrete actions and policies.
2020-02-27 18:55
With arms sales in pocket, Trump in no rush to sign trade deals with India
After American president Donald Trump arrived in Ahmedabad of west India on February 24, he announced the two countries will sign a multibillion arms deal the next day but didn’t seem eager to address their thorny trade disputes.
2020-02-26 21:00
Russia's new measures to enhance military members' sense of honor
According to Izvestia, a daily broadsheet newspaper in Russia, the Russian Defense Ministry decided to launch a new policy that will entitle national award-winning service members to up to 20% discount when they shop at specific stores using their salary cards issued by contracted banks.
2020-02-25 23:57
Jin Yinan: The US, not China, threatens the world
China has opened its gate to welcome American enterprises, but the US has spared no effort to suppress Chinese ones. These are not trumped-up theories, but stark facts. Who is the threat and who is the victim? China never threatens the US. It’s always the other way around.
2020-02-24 20:35
France to deploy additional forces in Sahel, reflecting grim anti-terror situation in Africa
France's top ally outside Europe on the anti-terror front is the US. But with its own strategic priority, US isn’t someone that Paris can count on completely even though counter terrorism is in their interests.
2020-02-20 19:16
Strategic considerations behind US’s replacing troops in Africa
Some units from the US Army’s1st Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB) will be deployed to Africa to replace elements of an infantry brigade from the 101st Airborne Division, the Pentagon announced recently.
2020-02-20 08:57
So-called "westlessness" highlights US-Europe divide
The 56th Munich Security Conference was held in Munich, Germany, from February 14 to16, during which senior defense officials and experts from various countries discussed the topic of "westlessness".
2020-02-17 18:14
US releases controversial defense budget proposal
The US President Donald Trump submitted to the Congress the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 defense budget draft bill on February 10, local time. Although the proposal may not be passed by the Congress, yet the related dynamics will have some bearing on America’s military build-up and global security and stability.
2020-02-14 17:29
US' new tactical nuclear weapon sabotages world strategic stability
The American website naval-technology.com reported that the US Navy has recently commissioned a new-generation tactical nuclear weapon, the first deployment of this kind in nearly a decade. It is said that the low-yield nuclear warhead, coded W76-2, has been fitted on the Ohio-class nuclear power submarine and will be used for deterrence or tactical nuclear attack.
2020-02-13 17:20
Philippines to end military pact with US, showing deeper bilateral feud
Behind this diplomatic conflict is America's constant interference in Manila's internal affairs through the exercise of "long-arm jurisdiction", which has touched Duterte's political red line and deepened the feud between the two countries.
2020-02-12 20:29
Bittersweet changes for European defense autonomy
After three and a half years of tortuous road, Brexit finally became a reality on January 31 this year. UK's withdrawal from the European Union (EU) will not only bring important changes to the country itself, but also have significant impacts on European defense integration.
2020-02-11 19:03
"Deal of the century" neither just nor sensible
The New Middle East Peace Plan recently rolled out by the US has a resounding subtitle - A Vision to Improve the Lives of Palestinian and Israeli People. The comprehensive 180-page document consists of multiple appendixes, including conceptual maps, framework and charts, and it doesn't look like a rigorous peace plan, but more like a bidding document waiting for the highest bid.
2020-02-07 19:11
Japan sends destroyer to Middle East for multiple reasons
The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's 4,650-ton destroyer Takanami left the Yokosuka Navy Base in Kanagawa Prefecture for the Middle Easton the morning of February 2.
2020-02-05 17:23
Trump's New Middle East Peace Plan neither just nor fair
America's partiality to Israel and their unilateral announcement of the New Plan by leveraging their dominant position will not fundamentally eliminate the root cause of Palestine-Israel conflicts. Quite on the contrary, what they did will add fuel to flame and arouse the Palestinians' indignation, even cause local conflict.
2020-02-04 20:48
Where is UK-EU defense cooperation going in post-Brexit era?
The UK and EU will enter into a transitional period in the following 11 months, during which they will conduct negotiations over the development of their future relations and cooperation. The successful Brexit is surely to deliver greater impact on the process of EU defense integration, and also to make the UK-EU defense cooperation more complicated in the future.
2020-02-03 17:49
Pompeo's slandering China beyond the pale
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has gone beyond the pale in describing China as "the central threat of our times" and calling on the United States and its allies to have the military and technological power to ensure that the century is governed by Western principles.
2020-02-03 10:11
US acceleration of space militarization leaves the world alarming and concerned
On January 14, 2020, Gen. John W. "Jay" Raymond, Commander of US Air Force Space Command, was sworn in as the US Space Force's first Chief of Space Operations, marking a major step forward on America’s space militarization after President Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal year 2020 last month, with the establishment of the Space Force, the sixth major service, approved.
2020-01-22 17:48
Military expense hike puts a strain on US-Japan-ROK alliance
The high pressure of bearing much more military expenses for the stationed American troops has put a strain on the US-Japan-ROK alliance
2020-01-22 15:57
India's indigenous missile defense capability is nowhere near strong
New Delhi has a long way to go before it can establish a truly effective ballistic missile defense system and fully exert its real combat force.
2020-01-21 18:07
Global security under shadow of US' bellicose foreign policy
The year 2019 was perhaps the worst for regional and global security in the 30 years since the end of the Cold War. Thanks to its "America first" policy, the United States has added to the instability in the world order. The liberal world order, in fact, has deteriorated due to the US pulling out of several multilateral agreements and organizations, and most importantly, resorting to unilateralism to trigger the trade war.
2020-01-21 15:41
7-hour talks in Moscow for Libya ceasefire deal to no avail
Under the mediation of Russia and Turkey, leaders of the conflicting parties in Libya held an hours-long indirect negotiation in Moscow on January 13, but only Fayez el-Sarraj, Prime Minister of the Libyan Accord Government, signed the ceasefire agreement while Khalifa Beiqasim Haftar, Commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA), hasn't made a decision yet.
2020-01-18 13:20
Caution against subversive changes in war patterns
Considering the scope and intensity of its vengeful operations, Iran doesn't want to escalate the conflict with the US, so it has exercised restraint when throwing back punches, with the ultimate goal of US lifting its economic sanctions.
2020-01-09 17:04
Suleimani’s death exacerbates Middle East situation
On January 3, 2020, Gen. Qassem Suleimani, a senior commander of Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, was killed in an airstrike on the Baghdad International Airport in the capital city of Iraq.
2020-01-08 17:37
Why US military expands the base in Turkey amid continuous spats?
The US-Turkey dispute over Russian arms deal is a "lose-lose" situation. The US still has to take advantage of Turkey's leverage when it comes to dealing with issues in the South Caucasus and Syria.
2020-01-05 12:51
What does Turkey want by sending troops to Libya?
Whether Haftar will occupy Tripoli, the capital city, and whether the National Accord Government will thwart Haftar's attacks will depend on the resources Turkey and Saudi Arabia will invest in the two proxies, which is to be observed.
2019-12-31 18:20
How will the Korean nuclear crisis be resolved in the end?
The Korean peninsula situation has eased since 2018 and given people a ray of hope for peaceful settlement, but now it has gone back to square one after nearly two years of ups and downs, and the "normally" unsettling peninsula is back in our view. Facts have proved that the 30-year-long nuclear issue cannot be resolved by a few friendly and polite handshakes and smiles between Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump.
2019-12-27 16:51
US, India have separate calculations behind high-profile cooperation
At present, although the US-India military and security cooperation is warming up, it is still in the early stage, and both sides have suspicious and unmet objectives.
2019-12-25 18:05
Sending seamen to Middle East, Japan actively expands regional influence
The JMSDF to the Middle East for strengthening intelligence gathering, plus a plan to send high-level self-defense officers as liaison officers to the US Fifth Fleet Command in Bahrain, according to Sankei Shimbun.
2019-12-24 20:59
US missile test proves again its withdrawal from INF treaty long premeditated
The US successfully test-fired a medium-range ballistic missile four months after it withdrew from the INF Treaty, which proves that its accusation of Russia breaking the treaty in past years and eventually quitting the treaty on that ground is a move long premeditated instead of a "decision of passion".
2019-12-22 11:36
Japan's highest-ever defense budget flows into US pockets
The Japanese government recently unveiled its defense budget plan for 2020, with a total amount of 5.3 trillion yen (about $ 48.4 billion), increased by 420 billion yen from 2019. If the budget plan is approved by the Japanese parliament, it will be the highest defense budget ever for Japan.
2019-12-17 16:45

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