China filed patents for the new barges in 2020, notes Mike Dahm, a former naval intelligence officer. They resemble the ...

Not only is Chairman Xi Jinping constantly pushing the People's Liberation Army (PLA) towards devotee levels of loyalty to ...

The barges have road spans longer than football fields that could enable rapid deployment beyond heavily defended beaches.

"Shorelines are great locations to look for evidence of past life." Today, Mars is a chilly desert of rock and dust — but 4 billion years ago, the planet had rivers, lakes and even oceans with sandy ...

China has built up economic and military ties across the Indian Ocean. The region holds 40% of the world’s offshore oil and ...

A visit by a group of Taiwanese youths to some obscure historical sites is more than just a travel outing. It is part of a ...

A war of tomorrow — rather than yesteryear — is coming into focus in the straits between the mainland and Taiwan.

"We found evidence for wind, waves, no shortage of sand—a proper, vacation-style beach," said geologist Benjamin Cardenas.

Renovations to China Beach will kick off this spring after a three-year wait. Why it matters: The $20 million project, which ...

China, for its part, made the rover data public ... just like how waves build up sediment along Earth's coasts. These ancient beaches extended for about 4,300 feet — nearly a mile — and ...