China Builds Underground ‘Great Wall’ Against Nuke Attack

Posted by Matt in December 13th, 2009 | no comment

Published in China, Artillery Division, China People, China Wall, Chinese Army, Chosun Ilbo English, Dongfeng, Hong Kong, Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, Korea, Liberation Army, Missile Squadron, News China, Northern China, Nuclear Weapons, Nuke, Strategic Missile, Ta Kung Pao, Underground Tunnel

The Chinese Army is believed to have built an underground “Great Wall” that stretches for more than 5,000 km in the Hebei region of northern China. Citing the People’s Liberation Army’s official newsletter, the Ta Kung Pao daily of Hong Kong on Saturday said China’s strategic missile squadron, the Second Artillery Division, built a massive [...]

China general sees military space race

Posted by Matt in November 3rd, 2009 | no comment

Published in China, Air Force Chief, Amp, Army Air Force, beijing, China Air, China Military, China Politics, China S Military, Foreign Policy, Insistence, Liberation Army, Military Purposes, Military Space, Reminder, rivalry, Space Race

China’s air force chief has called military competition in space “inevitable”, a departure from Beijing’s past insistence that it is not pursuing space programmes for military purposes.
The remarks by General Xu Qiliang, head of the People’s Liberation Army air force, published in several state media, are a reminder of another area of potential future rivalry [...]

Military Buildup Across the Himalayas: A Shaky Balance – The Jamestown Foundation

Posted by Matt in September 10th, 2009 | no comment

Published in China, India, Ample Evidence, Arunachal Pradesh, Asia Times, Border Areas, Border Violations, Chinese Side, Chinese Soldiers, Indian Army, Jamestown Foundation, Liberation Army, Military Buildup, Military Developments, Military Infrastructure, Northeastern State, Operational Capabilities, Pla Soldiers, State Of India, Strategic Intent, Tibetan Buddhism, Trust Deficit

Notwithstanding these positive trends, the two Asian powers still suffer from a trust deficit and are increasingly concerned about each other’s strategic intent, particularly over their respective military developments across the Himalayas. The Chinese side has specifically warned India of its ‘military initiatives’ in Arunachal Pradesh, a northeastern state of India that includes Tawang—home to [...]

RAND study: Now China wins Taiwan Straits air war – The DEW Line

Posted by Matt in August 8th, 2009 | no comment

Published in China, 10 Years, 22s, Aa, Air War, Army Air Force, arsenal, Carrier Battle Groups, China Air, China Taiwan, China War, Dew Line, Liberation Army, Monograph, Okinawa, Participation, Plaaf, Rand Study, Range Ballistic Missiles, Taiwan Straits, Think Tank

Nearly 10 years after a RAND study predicted the US side easily beats China in an air war over the Taiwan Straits, the think-tank has published a new monograph online today that reverses its former opinion.
Now, a People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) bristling with a newly acquired arsenal — including Su-27 and J-10 fighters, [...]

China adds precision strike to capabilities

Posted by Matt in April 8th, 2009 | no comment

Published in China, Military, Assets, Capabilities, China, Command Control Communications, Communications Computers, Hard Edge, Information Technologies, Intelligence Surveillance, Liberation Army, New Weapon, Pla, Precision Strike, Precision Strike Weapons, Purchasing, Reconnaissance, Strike Warfare, Term Goals, Weapon Systems, weapons

China has been developing and purchasing weapons for precision-strike warfare. This is the hard edge of the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) doctrinal drive toward using increasingly sophisticated information technologies such as C4ISR (command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) to improve the capabilities of weapon systems (DTI March, p. 39). The PLA’s near-term goals [...]

China says U.S. naval ship was breaking law: report

Posted by Matt in March 9th, 2009 | 1 comment

Published in China, Military, U.S., general, Asia Pacific Security, Attitude, beijing, Central Leaders, Confrontation, Denny Roy, Endorsement, Expert, Foreign Policy, Hainan Island, Honolulu Hawaii, Liberation Army, Naval Ship, No Doubt, People S Liberation Army, South China Sea, Submarine Base, Thinktank

“The change is in China’s attitude. This reflects the hardening line in Chinese foreign policy and the importance we attach to the strategic value of the South China Sea.”
Denny Roy, an expert on Asia-Pacific security at the East-West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, said the confrontation appeared intended to send a message to Washington.
“I don’t think [...]

Sun Tzu, Nuclear Weapons and China’s Grand Strategy

Posted by Matt in July 8th, 2008 | no comment

Published in general, Ancient Writings, Art Of War, Bilateral Relations, Chinese Communist Party, Chinese Government, Deceptions, Due Respect, Grand Strategy, Integral Components, Liberation Army, Military Academies, Military Power, Military Strategy, Montaperto, National Strategy, Nuclear Posture, Nuclear Strategy, Nuclear Weapons, People S Liberation Army, Source Documents, Sun-Tzu

Sun Tzu said: The art of war is of vital importance to the state. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin.
What is the Role of Nuclear Weapons in China’s grand strategy? The paper will also discuss how the ancient writings of Sun Tzu have informed China’s [...]

Did China’s Hackers Shut Off the Lights?

Posted by Matt in May 29th, 2008 | no comment

Published in China, Assertion, Blockbuster, China, Computer Security Experts, East Coast, Electric Power Grids, hackers, Liberation Army, Massive Blackout, Scoopster, Shane, United States Computer

Hackers working on behalf of China’s People’s Liberation Army have penetrated networks controlling electric power grids in the United States, computer security experts believe. And that may have precipitated a massive blackout on the east coast in 2003, as well as a blackout in Florida this year.
That’s just one blockbuster assertion in a long story [...]

China boosts fighter jet deployment

Posted by Matt in May 28th, 2008 | no comment

Published in China, Military, Aircraft Hangars, Army Air Force, Chifeng, Combat Units, Deployment, Deployments, Exterior Structure, Fighter Jet, Fighter Jets, Fighter Regiment, Fire Control System, Frontline Combat, Full Complement, Generation Fighter, J-10, Liberation Army, Missiles, Next Generation, Pla Air Force, Renovation, Smart Bombs

Frontline combat units of China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force will have at least 112 J-10 fighter jets by the end of the year, an analysis of current deployments and in-progress production reveals.
There are multiple indications that the 2nd Regiment of the No.1 Division of the PLA Air Force has received a full complement of [...]

China boosts Jiangxi air defense

Posted by Matt in May 16th, 2008 | no comment

Published in China, Military, Air China, Army Air Force, Battalions, China Air, China People, Defense Capabilities, Defense Coverage, Defense Posture, Fujian, Jiangxi, Launch, Liberation Army, Nanchang, Northern Suburbs, Operational Deployment, Posture, Surface To Air, Surface To Air Missiles, Taiwan

China’s air force has substantially reinforced its air defense posture in Jiangxi province in the past year. There are indications that China has completed its second-line air defense operational deployment against Taiwan centered on Fujian and Jiangxi provinces. This has greatly expanded the depth of China’s air defense coverage.
The People’s Liberation Army Air Force has [...]