Xi’s Tanks
Only around 60% of the PLA's armored forces are considered modern. Does China need to upgrade its tanks?
Report from the Pentagon: China’s Military Modernization
The Defense Department's latest report to Congress on China's military highlights U.S. concerns about the country's strengthening force posture.
Xi Jinping Remakes the Military: Domestically Acquiescent, Externally Emboldened
by Tai Ming Cheung The Expert Briefing is a special column dedicated to publishing the analysis and views of 21st Century China Center scholars on Chinese economy, politics, and society. A [...]
Three Questions with Susan Shirk: Recommendations for Trump
Susan Shirk is research professor and chair of the 21st Century China Center at the School, and one of the most influential experts working on U.S.-China relations and Chinese politics. Her [...]
Can the PLA ever become a modernized military?
The People's Liberation Army of China (PLA) is not on the right development trajectory. With more burdens on its shoulders, especially after the 1989 Tiananmen Square, the PLA can no longer be [...]
SITC Summer Workshop on Technological Innovation and National Security in China
Last week I had the pleasure of attending the 2014 Summer Training Workshop on the Relationship Between National Security and Technology in China (August 4-8) and the 5th Annual Chinese Defense [...]
