China's Military

Exercise Joint Sea 2017: A new step in Russo-Chinese naval cooperation?
Exercise Joint Sea 2017: A new step in Russo-Chinese naval cooperation?
On 18 June, a small Chinese task group consisting of the Type 052D air warfare destroyer Changsha, the frigate Yungchen and a replenishment ship, together with embarked marines,…
China’s new warship and the strategic challenge to America
China’s new warship and the strategic challenge to America
Last Wednesday the People’s Liberation Army-Navy launched the first of its new air warfare ships, designated the Type 055 destroyer. At approximately 10,000 tons displacement and…
Countering China’s submarine operations in South Asia
Countering China’s submarine operations in South Asia
As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Sri Lanka earlier this month, reports emerged that the Sri Lankan government had turned down China's request for a submarine docking…
China's defence spending: What's behind the slowdown?
China's defence spending: What's behind the slowdown?
China’s 2017 defence budget, announced earlier this week at the National People's Congress in Beijing, has the lowest rate of increase in years. At 7%, it is lower than the 7.6%…
PLA Air Force unveils its pride and joy
PLA Air Force unveils its pride and joy
Yesterday at the Zhuhai Air Show, China's air force officially unveiled its worst-kept secret, the J-20 stealth fighter. What is China hoping to achieve by showing off this new…
The perception gap: reading China's maritime objectives in Indo-Pacific Asia
Reports
The perception gap: reading China's maritime objectives in Indo-Pacific Asia
In this Lowy Institute Report Nonresident Fellows Linda Jakobson and Rory Medcalf identify both the real differences in interests between China and other powers in the Indo…
Divining the fluid element: from cooperation to conflict in Japan-China maritime relations
Journal Articles
Divining the fluid element: from cooperation to conflict in Japan-China maritime relations
“Divining the fluid element: from cooperation to conflict in Japan-China maritime relations” first appeared in Security Challenges, Vol. 11, No. 1 (2015), pp 51-73. …
China’s unpredictable maritime security actors
Reports
China’s unpredictable maritime security actors
In this Report, Lowy Institute Nonresident Fellow Linda Jakobson argues that despite Chinese president Xi Jinping’s image as a strongman, China’s approach to maritime security…
Chinese subs lurk under the Indian Ocean: cause for concern?
Commentary
Chinese subs lurk under the Indian Ocean: cause for concern?
Chinese subs lurk under the Indian ocean: Cause for concern?James BrownThe National Interest29 September 2014Please click here for the full text.James Brown
China Australia relationship needs to broaden from trade
Commentary
China Australia relationship needs to broaden from trade
China-Australia relationship needs to broaden from tradeJames BrownThe Saturday Paper30 August 2014Please click here for the online text.James Brown