China

President Xi Jinping has prosecuted some of the seniormost Chinese military officials for corruption.

The Two Sessions (两会) 2025 reflected the key political ideas driving China’s pursuit of economic reforms.

China has made a consistent and gradual progress in research and development of fighter jets keeping the Soviet-designed fighter models as reference.

The probability of a standalone Chinese military action to seize Taiwan’s outlying islands—Kinmen and Matsu—is very low.

The September 2024 DF-31AG test showed to some extent the success of the efforts aimed at the streamlining of the priorities of the Rocket Forces.

China has taken measures to control the rare earth elements (REE) market, in response to President Donald Trump's imposition of tariffs.

The Taiwanese government has put in place a series of legislative and security measures to counter ‘united front’ threats from China.

China has made significant progress in equipping the PLA Navy with aircraft carriers of increasing sophistication and capabilities.

Chinese reactions to the Pahalgam terror attacks and Operation Sindoor highlighted its close relations with Pakistan.

Chinese responses to the India–Pakistan conflict is a reminder of the perennial strategic challenge that the China–Pakistan nexus poses to India’s security.