Inside the Ring
Pentagon to bolster Guam's defenses with new missiles, radars
The defense buildup on Guam comes as a Chinese aircraft carrier recently sailed near the island.
Chinese leader invokes Mao's anti-fleas campaign
Chinese President Xi Jinping is loosening health restrictions after anti-communist protests against pandemic lockdowns, but is continuing the Chinese Communist Party's mass campaign against the rapidly spreading coronavirus by invoking Mao Zedong's 1950s campaign to eliminate fleas and flies.
Omnibus bill to cut funds to Wuhan virology lab
Congress' $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill to keep the government funded contains provisions that will prevent the Pentagon and State Department from funding China's Wuhan Institute of Virology, considered a possible origin point for the outbreak behind the COVID-19 pandemic.
Spy agencies to report on Chinese leader corruption
U.S. intelligence agencies will soon be required to submit reports to Congress on the wealth and "corrupt activities" of the senior leadership of the Chinese Communist Party, according to provisions of the fiscal 2023 intelligence authorization bill now in the final stages in Congress.
Defense bill sharply boosts arms, support for Taiwan
The proposed House and Senate fiscal 2023 defense authorization bill contains provisions that would sharply increase U.S. support for Taiwan, including $10 billion in new weapons and provisions for holding joint military exercises.
Chinese military's future warfare will aspire to 'information dominance,' Pentagon warns
The Chinese military will wage large-scale information warfare in a future conflict using cyber, electronic and conventional attacks to achieve "information dominance," according to new details of Beijing's growing military capabilities outlined in the Pentagon's latest annual report on the Chinese military.
China selling anti-satellite radar to friends
China is selling to "friendly" countries a military radar to detect and track satellites that analysts say can be used to destroy orbiting U.S. satellites in a future conflict.
China shows off J-20 jet at air show; spectators dazzled by stealth tech stolen from U.S.
China's military this week showcased its new J-20 advanced stealth fighter, built with stolen American military technology, at an air show now underway in Zhuhai.
U.S. to deploy B-52s in Australia
The Pentagon is planning to send B-52 bombers to Australia as part of a strategy of building up forces in the region and working with regional allies to confront China.
Chinese 'action' general appointed CMC vice chair
The Chinese Communist Party's Central Military Commission, the ultimate seat of power in the country today, has a new vice chairman, one who is raising fears of military action against Taiwan.
Blinken: China accelerating Taiwan plans
Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned this week that China is accelerating plans to take over the democratically ruled island of Taiwan and disrupt a fragile status quo that has kept peace across the Taiwan Strait.
Billionaire with links to cash payments to Hunter Biden involved in Chinese covert ops against U.S.
Chinese billionaire Ye Jianming, who has been linked to large cash payments to President Biden's son Hunter Biden and the Biden family, worked for a unit of the People's Liberation Army involved in covert influence operations against the United States.
U.S. funded Chinese research
Three federal government agencies provided millions of dollars directly to Chinese research centers between 2015 and 2021, according to a report by the congressional watchdog Governmental Accountability Office.
U.S. public sours on Xi and China, poll shows
U.S. public opinion of China has turned sharply negative since President Xi Jinping came to power, with 82% of Americans now holding unfavorable views of the Chinese communist state and its leader, according to a new poll by the Pew Research Center.
Biden officials tried to restrict nuclear arms use
Biden administration officials involved in the recent Nuclear Posture Review of U.S. strategic weapons and forces sought to further restrict the use of nuclear arms during internal discussions on the nuclear review but ultimately backed off, according to Air Force Gen. Anthony J. Cotton, nominee to be the next Strategic Command chief.
Xi arrives in Central Asia, plans talks with Putin
Chinese President Xi Jinping traveled to Kazakhstan on Wednesday for his first known post-pandemic foray beyond China's borders and later plans to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Uzbekistan.
China-Russia war games underway near Japan
Large-scale Russian war games involving some 2,000 Chinese troops kicked off this week and included live-fire naval exercises near Japan.
China's space power to promote communism
China's government is investing billions of dollars in space systems and plans to dominate space to promote its communist system of government, according to a Pentagon study.
Air Force sees 'incredibly' large missile buildup by China
China's military is engaged in a large-scale expansion of both nuclear and conventional missiles described by an Air Force Air University report as "incredibly" large and rapidly increasing.
Chinese navy intel ship spied on RIMPAC
China's military dispatched a spy ship to collect war fighting secrets during the U.S. Navy's major international exercises known as Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) that ended earlier this month, according to defense sources.
