Inside the Ring
Related Articles
General says China space weapons threat a major challenge
China's military is expanding an array of space warfare weapons that pose a major threat to American satellites and the military operations they support, a senior Space Force general said Wednesday.
Pentagon official praises China military relationship amid cyberattacks, spying claims
A senior Defense Department official marked the anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party's military arm with a speech at the Chinese embassy in Washington Tuesday, declaring the U.S.-China military relationship to be "stronger than it has been in years."
Congress told U.S. ill-prepared for China’s ‘unrestricted warfare’
The Chinese Communist Party operates a web of organizations engaged in irregular warfare -- conflict below the level of kinetic warfare -- targeting the U.S. which is not ready to counter the activities, an expert told the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
Taiwan intelligence: Chinese sub fired missile from surface
China's recent test of a long-range ballistic missile did not launch from a submerged submarine but was fired from the ocean's surface near the coast, according to a senior Taiwanese defense intelligence official.
Chinese nuclear missile test flight passed near Guam
A Taiwanese government official provided new details on the test flight of a nuclear-capable, submarine-launched Chinese ballistic missile on Monday that drew widespread regional and U.S. condemnation.
Xi Jinping urges Chinese Communist Party to speed up military buildup
President Xi Jinping said Wednesday that the ruling Chinese Communist Party must strengthen and further modernize its military forces and continue to embrace Marxist ideology.
Intel agencies set to show Xi Jinping’s hidden wealth
American intelligence agencies are working on a report to Congress that will disclose new details about the wealth of Chinese Communist Party leaders, including Party General Secretary Xi Jinping, who is also president, according to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
GAO faults State, USAID for poor oversight of $1.2 billion China counter-influence effort
The State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development spent $1.2 billion on programs designed to counter Chinese influence around the world but failed to evaluate whether the programs were effective, according to the Government Accountability Office.
ODNI set to release COVID origin intel
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, in the coming days, is expected to release declassified intelligence documents on the origin of the COVID-19 virus -- a disclosure that comes after years of disputed and controversial assessments on whether the pandemic originated in a Chinese laboratory or came from a wild animal.
China shifts narrative in praising PLA for Tiananmen massacre
The Chinese Communist Party on Thursday will mark the 37th anniversary of its use of military force in the massacre of thousands of unarmed pro-democracy protesters in Beijing.
Air Force says China bolsters military power in all domains
China's People's Liberation Army increased its army, navy, air force and rocket force structures along with increasing military specialties for waging of space conflict, information warfare and cyberwar in the past year, according to a new report by an Air Force think tank.
Trump on security concerns over China’s large-scale nuclear expansion
President Trump is expected to raise security concerns regarding China's large-scale nuclear expansion during meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, according to senior Trump administration officials.
Chinese military set to wage legal warfare
China plans to support lethal military action with a strategy that uses laws and lawsuits against adversaries to shock, deter and create the "coercive force to achieve victory," according to a newly translated document.
Hegseth: Military moving to rapidly to build, deploy advanced laser weapons
The U.S. military is moving rapidly to build and deploy advanced laser weapons after years of the defense industry failing to pursue directed energy arms, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Congress on Wednesday.
‘Rapidly advancing’: DIA warns of China’s expanding missile threat
China's People's Liberation Army expanded the number of intermediate-range missiles in its arsenal last year as part of its expansion to 3,450 missiles of all range types, according to the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency.
China rips ‘dangerous and irresponsible’ U.S. blockade of Strait of Hormuz
The Chinese Foreign Ministry reacted harshly to the American military blockade of Iranian shipping, calling the Trump administration's escalation of the war "dangerous and irresponsible" but stopped short of threatening action against the U.S.
China imposes 40-day airspace restriction near coast
The Chinese government recently announced an unusual 40-day air exclusion zone off the coast of Shanghai without explanation.
Chinese weapons failures prompt military, researcher purges
High-profile failures of Chinese weapons and military equipment in Iran and elsewhere have resulted in the disappearance -- and likely purge -- of several key military developers.
U.S. set to resume underground nuclear tests
The U.S. is preparing to resume underground nuclear tests in response to significant covert Chinese and Russian nuclear testing, a senior State Department official disclosed this week.
Threat report reveals China’s plan to annex Taiwan
China's communist government is continuing to work toward the annexation of Taiwan and hopes to complete unification with the self-ruled island democracy without resorting to force, according to the U.S. intelligence community's annual threat assessment.