Rapid Expansion

The Army Gets Back in the Ship-Killing Business

Since1996, the Chinese military has steadily expanded its umbrella of land-based missiles, strike aircraft, and submarines designed to overwhelm both U.S. air bases and carrier strike groups.

Books

02.28.17

Everything Under the Heavens

Howard W. French

From the former New York Times Asia correspondent and author of China’s Second Continent, an incisive investigation of China’s ideological development as it becomes an ever more aggressive player in regional and global diplomacy.

China to Trim Military by 300,000

One of the world's largest militaries undergoes reforms to make it more effective.

Too Much, Too Fast: China Sees Backlash From Massive Growth

At a time when much of the world is mired in economic torpor, China still enjoys enviable growth rates. Yet there’s no question that its economy is growing more slowly these days.