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    LYONS: How to neutralize China's military threat

    On March 14, China completed the transition of its new leader, Xi Jinping, with his assumption of the presidency. His main power comes as the leader of the Communist Party and as chairman of its Central Military Commission.

  • A Chinese paramilitary policeman stands guard on Tiananmen Square while sessions of the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference are held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Monday, March 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

    China confirms nuclear deal with Pakistan

    China confirmed this week it will sell a new 1,000-megawatt nuclear reactor to Pakistan that the United States says would violate Beijing's obligations under a nuclear supplier control group.

  • Eyes turn to China after North Korea nuclear test

    North Korea's third nuclear test has put the burden on China to punish its communist ally, but Beijing is unlikely to do anything to hurt Pyongyang, Asia analysts said Tuesday.

  • North Koreans clap near their country's flags flown at half-staff during a reopening ceremony at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Monday, Dec. 17, 2012. North Korean officials reopened the mausoleum on the first anniversary of the death of former leader Kim Jong-il. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

    China pressured to punish North Korea over nuclear test

    North Korea’s third nuclear test has put the burden on China to punish its communist ally, but Beijing is unlikely to do anything to hurt Pyongyang, Asia analysts said Tuesday.

  • Gregory L. Schulte, deputy assistant secretary of defense for space policy, said the International Space Station has had to maneuver around Chinese satellite debris. (Associated Press)

    Report calls for restraints in space activity

    The Obama administration is working on setting up international rules for space launches and satellite operations that critics say will limit the Pentagon's ability to deploy military systems to protect satellites from space weapons being developed by nations such as China.

  • Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is said to be the source of the hundreds of thousands of classified documents made public by WikiLeaks. (Associated Press)

    Inside the Ring

    U.S. intelligence agencies are working to track down an alarming report from inside North Korea revealing that the communist regime is secretly developing underwater nuclear torpedoes and mines.

  • Associated Press
A U.S. Air Force Minuteman III strategic missile launches from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. yesterday. The missile successfully reached its target 5,250 miles away in the Pacific Ocean.

    Inside the Ring

    Defense intelligence officials said this week that China's new J-10 jet fighter was built with the help of Israel, under the U.S.-sponsored Lavi jet fighter program canceled back in 1987.

  • Inside the Ring

    China espionage

  • Inside the Ring

    China arms both sides

  • Inside the Ring

    China arms both sides

  • U.S. carrier help?

    Pentagon officials are hoping that members of Congress will notice that the senior admiral in charge of the U.S. Pacific Command set the stage for violating congressional limits on military exchanges with China by recently offering to help Beijing build an aircraft carrier.

  • U.S. carrier help?

    Pentagon officials are hoping that members of Congress will notice that the senior admiral in charge of the U.S. Pacific Command set the stage for violating congressional limits on military exchanges with China by recently offering to help Beijing build an aircraft carrier.

  • China expands sub fleet

    China's military is engaged in a major buildup of submarines that includes five new strategic nuclear-missile boats and several advanced nuclear-powered attack submarines, according to the Office of Naval Intelligence.

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