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COMMENTARY: 282 billion dollars, what China's military budget reveals
One number, two readings. China's defense budget for 2026 reaches 1.94 trillion yuan, or roughly 282 billion dollars, according to Reuters, in a March…
EDITORIAL: Xi Jinping shifts tactics on Taiwan, a strategic reading
Fewer jets, more calculated silence. The daily average of Chinese air incursions into the Taiwan Strait has fallen by half compared to 2025, according…
INVESTIGATION: two Type 055 destroyers for the Chinese navy, a status check
Two names, two ships, a naval modernization that shows no sign of slowing. The destroyers Dongguan and Anqing, of the Type 055 class, were…
REPORT: starved of silicon, China one month later, a cold read
A month is sometimes exactly the time it takes to tell apart a communications move from a genuine strategic break. On June 22, 2026,…
DECODING: why the American MATCH Act targets Chinese chipmaking machines
An acronym can sometimes carry more geopolitical weight than ten official statements. The MATCH Act, proposed in Washington, seeks to restrict exports of semiconductor…
FACT CHECK: Manila sanctioned — the questions few outlets are asking
On June 11, 2026, China barred the Philippine defense minister, Gilberto Teodoro, from entering its territory, according to Al Jazeera.
PORTRAIT: China's coast guard east of Taiwan and the balance of power now in motion
Some institutions have names that sound unremarkable, yet their deployment can shift the strategic balance of an entire region.
COMMENTARY: Taiwan Strait, one week later — the tally
On average, five Chinese warplanes crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait daily through May 2026, according to the Straits Times of June…
COLUMN: China's military budget is slowing — what the numbers confirm
Some numbers, on the surface, say nothing at all. And then there are numbers that, once you actually look at them, tell an entire…