Patriot Paradox

AFP – China is extending its military advantage over Taiwan and is increasingly looking to areas beyond the island as it ramps up defense spending, a US government report said Monday. Read the rest of this entry »

Reuters – China’s military thinking is outmoded and should learn from others, especially the United States, when it comes to modernizing its vast armed forces, a leading armed forces newspaper said on Sunday. Read the rest of this entry »

AFP – US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has called off plans to visit China next week after Beijing told the Pentagon the timing was “inconvenient,” officials said on Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »

AFP – US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has called off plans to visit China next week after Beijing told the Pentagon the timing was “inconvenient,” officials said on Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »

Reuters – China should build the world’s strongest military and move swiftly to displace the United States as the global “champion,” a Chinese PLA officer says in a new book reflecting swelling nationalist ambitions. Read the rest of this entry »

Reuters – Senior Chinese military officers have proposed that their country boost defense spending, adjust PLA deployments, and possibly sell some U.S. bonds to punish Washington for its latest round of arms sales to Taiwan. Read the rest of this entry »

AFP – Aerospace giant Boeing said on Tuesday that it was too early to speculate about the impact of any Chinese sanctions on US firms as a result of American arms sales to Taiwan. Read the rest of this entry »

AFP – Aerospace giant Boeing said on Tuesday that it was too early to speculate about the impact of any Chinese sanctions on US firms as a result of American arms sales to Taiwan. Read the rest of this entry »

AP – A U.S. Navy admiral expressed new concern Friday over China’s military buildup and urged Beijing to be clearer about its intentions. Read the rest of this entry »

Reuters – Defense Secretary Robert Gates called for lasting dialogue with China’s military after years of “on-again, off-again” talks as he welcomed a top Chinese general to the Pentagon on Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »