China acquired naval platforms from Russia to rapidly boost its capabilities throughout the 1990s and early 2000s.

The anti-corruption campaign has left open positions and a lack of senior officials with the experience to fill them.

The First Island Chain is designed to project force by using U.S.-friendly territories to deter and defend against aggression ...

U.S. intelligence analysts say that Xi Jinping, China’s leader, has a remarkable level of fear. He has carried out mass purges, and surprised many by removing his top general.

China's control of the South China Sea does not necessarily mean the ability to use the region as a springboard to mount a ...

BANGKOK (AP) — China has commissioned its latest aircraft carrier after extensive sea trials, state media reported Friday, adding a ship that experts say will help what is already the world’s largest ...

China’s maritime militia can swarm 2,000 “fishing” boats to rehearse a Taiwan blockade—weaponizing lawfare to threaten sea ...

Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s decision to place the country’s top-ranking general under investigation is a stunning move that ...

Analysts are calling it China’s biggest military purge in roughly half a century: President Xi Jinping has placed his second-in-command, China’s top general, under investigation. Shanshan Mei, who ...

Analysts believe the purges are designed both to reform the military and to ensure loyalty to Chinese leader Xi Jinping, who ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. BEIJING (AP) — China on Tuesday banned exports of dual-use goods that can serve military purposes ...