China Is Ready to Blockade Taiwan. Here’s How.
China’s armed forces are more ready than ever to surround the self-ruled island of Taiwan, cut it off from the world and try ...
Trump wants to build more ships in the United States. It’s not so simple.
President Donald Trump appears set to broaden his attack on global economic integration by imposing new multimillion-dollar ...
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Does America Face a “Ship Gap” With China?
In 2020, the Office of Naval Intelligence told Congress that Chinese naval ships are now “in many cases comparable” to their ...
China's Rivals Flex Aircraft Carrier Muscles
A joint-exercise with the Indian navy aims to prepare crews to face multi-environment threats, the French military said.
The Warship That Shows Why the U.S. Navy Is Falling Behind China
A blizzard of design changes by the military have put production of the USS Constellation years behind schedule and millions ...
How foreign buyers are inadvertently feeding China's shipbuilding juggernaut and fueling its naval rise
China's shipbuilding industry is massive. The blurred lines between its commercial and military industries give it an edge.
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Why China hates the Panama Canal deal, but still may not block it
We gave it to Panama, and we’re taking it back.” Thus spoke Donald Trump shortly after BlackRock, an American investment firm ...
China conducts air and sea drills near Taiwan, blaming recent statements by US and Taiwanese leaders
The Taiwan Strait is an international body of water and one of the most important channels for global trade. While China does ...
China conducts air and sea drills near Taiwan in response to US and Taiwanese statements
Taiwan’s Defense Ministry says an unusually large number of Chinese military ships, planes and drones entered the airspace ...
Red Sea Risks Re-Escalate as US Hits Houthis with Airstrikes
As the Houthis commit to attacks on U.S. ships and war-risk premiums stay at elevated levels, ocean carriers have little incentive to traverse the Red Sea.