China and Russia Race Ahead of America: Caroline B. Glick, Israel Hayom, Nov. 26, 2021
US Pressure Is Pushing Russia-China Cooperation to New Levels, Beyond Defence: Danil Bochkov, South China Morning Post, Dec. 1, 2021
Japan Approves Extra Defense Spending and Sets a Record: Chieko Tsuneoka, WSJ, Nov. 26, 2021
China Locks Down Its History, to Its Peril and the World’s: Matt Brazil and Peter W. Singer, Defense One, Nov. 16, 2021
Why 94% of China Lives East of This Line: Real Life Lore, Oct. 16, 2021
Russia, China Sign Roadmap For Closer Military Cooperation: Vladimir Isachenkov, Military Times, Nov. 24, 2021 — Russia’s defense chief on Tuesday signed a roadmap for closer military ties with China, pointing to increasingly frequent U.S. strategic bomber flights near both countries’ borders.
China-Russia Cooperation: Andrew Radin et al, RAND Corporation, 2021— China and Russia are perceived as major, long-term competitors with the United States. Since 2014, China and Russia have strengthened their relationship, increasing political, military, and economic cooperation.
China’s Space Program Is More Military Than You Might Think: Taylor A. Lee and Peter W. Singer, Defense One, July 16, 2021 — On the 4th of July, China celebrated its taikonauts’ first-ever space walk outside the country’s first permanent space station, the Tiangong (“Heavenly Palace”).
China Likely to Have ‘At Least’ 1,000 Nukes by 2030, Pentagon Estimates: Tara Copp, Defense One, Nov. 3, 2021 — A new report says China’s nuclear arsenal is likely to be far bigger than the Pentagon predicted last year—the latest sign of what Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley is calling “one of the largest shifts in global geostrategic power that the world has witnessed.”
On GPS: Kissinger on US-China Relations: Henry Kissinger, CNN, Nov. 21, 2021 — Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and Fareed examine China’s future and its evolving relationship with the US.
