In the U.S. view, the greatest menace in China’s wide-ranging military exercises is to Taiwan, the self-ruled island that Beijing claims as its own and has threatened to seize by force. Adm. Samuel J.

China has built the world’s largest naval fleet, more than 340 warships, and until recently it has been regarded as a green-water navy, operating mostly near the country’s shores.

China is most likely to establish its next overseas military base in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia or Myanmar, according to new a Rand Corp. report. Researchers from the U.S.-based think tank ...

China's only publicly acknowledged overseas base is 3 miles west of Camp Lemonnier—the only permanent U.S. military base in Africa—and near about half a dozen other installations run by U.S ...

China is not ready for war, according to a contentious report from a US think tank, which claims the main motivation for the ruling Communist Party’s expansive push for military modernization is ...

China’s growing interest in opening more military bases abroad does not pose a big threat to U.S. forces in the next six years, RAND concludes in a new report out Monday.

At least 17 military bases adjacent to Chinese-owned farmland across the US have experienced a rash of drone sightings in recent weeks, The Post has learned.. Mysterious drones have been reported ...

China’s government has warned the Philippines that granting the United States military access to more military facilities will “seriously harm Philippine national interests and endanger ...

GOP seeks to block foreigners from buying land near military bases Sen. Ted Cruz reintroduces bill targeting China, Russia, Iran and North Korea ...

Japan Flexes Its Military Muscle at China, and Trump A highly visible missile base on Okinawa is part of a Japanese defense buildup made amid fears of Beijing’s growing power and questions about ...