China’s top military leadership has been shaken by a new round of purges at the highest level, raising urgent questions about loyalty, corruption, and ...

By reaching back to Maoist tactics of “rectification,” the Chinese leader is signaling that control over the gun requires a state of perpetual cleansing.

In 1950, the People’s Liberation Army crossed into Tibet, launching a campaign Beijing described as “peaceful liberation” but ...

China has placed two senior military officials, including its highest-ranking uniformed officer, under investigation for alleged violations of Communist Party discipline and state law, a move that has ...

The Philippine and U.S. militaries are preparing for one of their busiest joint training schedules yet this year.

Dr. Saunders and Dr. Wuthnow are experts on the Chinese military at National Defense University in Washington. President Xi Jinping of China is believed to have ordered his armed forces to be prepared ...

The investigation into one of China’s top generals is the latest episode in Xi Jinping’s purge of the People’s Liberation Army. On January 20, 2026, at a high-level study session for China’s principal ...

The purges in China are intensifying, indicating that the Chinese military is in disarray.

A new report highlights the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA’s) growing ambitions for unmanned air vehicles (UAVs), while also underscoring the significant challenges China faces in integrating these ...