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Rand Corporation
Rand Corporation: A prominent American non-profit global policy think tank and research institute, headquartered in Santa Monica, California, with international offices including Cambridge, UK. Its primary mission is to improve public policy and decision-making through rigorous research and analysis. Rand’s extensive work spans national security, defence, healthcare, education, and international affairs. Notable for its contributions to nuclear deterrence theory, game theory, and the development of the internet, it pioneered the modern ’think tank’ concept, significantly influencing global policy.
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China's military weapons

Why China’s rapid military build-up is ‘hardly the whole story’

The PLA has been moving fast to modernise its arsenal and warfare strategy, but it’s seen as ‘seriously deficient’ in some areas.

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China-South Korea relations

Why South Korea poses a major challenge to China’s Middle East arms export drive

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China-North Korea relations

Is China changing tack and accepting North Korea as a nuclear-armed state?

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Diplomacy

Opinion | As power balance tips to China, world needs a fairer financial system

China-led macro region will have to work on independence of monetary policy and partnerships in a fairer financial and trade framework.

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China's military weapons

China-US-Russia rivalry for Middle East stealth fighter sales on show in Dubai

Analysts say China’s increasingly competitive J-35 is the one to watch among non-US allies as market splits on geopolitical lines.

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US-China relations

Modelling of Taiwan war shows US could recruit Australia, Japan for sanctions

‘Sanctions alone are unlikely to deter’ Beijing but economic tools should be part of ‘broader contingency planning’, Rand says.

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US-China relations

Will Trump’s call to resume nuclear testing fuel a US-China arms race?

US president’s order could spur Beijing to speed up development of nuclear weapon systems, observers say.

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US President Donald Trump gestures as he arrives in Tokyo, Japan on Monday as part of an Asia tour that also included a summit with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. Photo: AFP/Getty Images/TNS
China's military weapons

China’s next 5-year plan aims to narrow nuclear gap with US and Russia: analysts

Beijing’s proposed national blueprint links strategic forces with the global balance for the first time.

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US-China relations

‘Hawkish’ interpretations rise as US, China discourse gets lost in translation

In an echo of the Cold War, mistranslations are testing already strained nerves in Washington and Beijing.

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US-China relations

China calls itself a responsible AI force, as most in US think otherwise

Recent capacity-building forum in Shanghai and poll of Americans highlight contrasting takes on a focal point in the China-US tech rivalry.

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China has accelerated its initiatives on global AI governance, presenting itself as a champion of sharing advanced technologies with the Global South. Photo: Shutterstock
US-China relations

Can US and China avoid ‘dangerous levels of tension’?

Report suggests Washington should urge Taiwan to show restraint and there may be room for negotiation over the South China Sea.

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The Taiwan Strait is seen as one of the main potential flashpoints. Photo: AFP
Shanghai

Race to the bottom? China thwarted as US moves on deep-sea mining

No reward yet for Beijing’s multilateral approach at UN body tasked with regulating law of the sea.

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US-China relations

Open Questions | Zheng Yongnian on why China must look beyond the West to build a better AI

Political analyst says strong narrative based on factual Chinese framework must be included in artificial intelligence knowledge feed.

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China's military weapons

The Front Line | Will the JL-1 missile be China’s final word on airborne nuclear deterrence?

H-6 bombers have been retrofitted to carry the weapon but they have their limits, analysts say.

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The JL-1 can be carried on a modified H-6N strategic bomber. Photo: AFP
China's military weapons

What did 3 new PLA units at WWII parade say about China’s hi-tech war plans?

Showcasing new branches signals China’s push to reshape combat strategy by integrating advanced tech for joint operations, analysts say.

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A PLA Cyberspace Force formation takes part in the military parade in Beijing on Wednesday to mark the 80th anniversary of victory in the “Chinese people’s war of resistance against Japanese aggression and the world anti-fascist war”. Photo: Xinhua
China's military weapons

China flexes deterrence muscle with new missile line-up in military parade

The PLA appears to have a nuclear triad, with land, sea and air arsenal.

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China-Japan relations

Typhon warning: China hits out at Japan over US missile system deployment

Japanese media says system will be used in joint large-scale training exercise next month before being withdrawn from Iwakuni base.

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China's military weapons

The Front Line | Why China and US still invest in crewed military systems when they have drones

While autonomous weapons have advantages, analysts say humans will remain central to decision-making and combat operations.

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China's military weapons

The Front Line | China’s path to military supremacy runs through an industrial powerhouse

Vast defence factories including ‘aerospace city’ are fusing civil and manufacturing capacity to supercharge the country’s armed forces.

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United States

US sentences Chinese national to 8 years for smuggling arms to North Korea

Shenghua Wen got US$2 million from Pyongyang and believed Pyongyang wanted to attack South Korea, Justice Department says.

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US-China relations

Why ‘uneasy alliance’ between tech titans and Maga may backfire in China rivalry

American tech elite could end up cutting off foreign talent and disengaging from global markets, undermining competitiveness, analysts say.

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The public fallout between Donald Trump and Elon Musk highlights the fragility in the alliance. Illustration: Reuters
China’s military drills

How are Chinese carriers pushing limits and testing boundaries in the Pacific?

Training Liaoning and Shandong carriers against each other offers experience that even US military cannot gain in battle: analyst.

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Chinese state media has shown the Shandong and Liaoning aircraft carriers engaging in drills featuring reconnaissance and early warning, defensive and counterstrike operations as well as assaults and tactical flights. Photo: Xinhua
Israel-Iran conflict

China warned to watch for threats as Israeli spies in Iran open ‘Pandora’s box’

Having spies disable enemy radars and missile systems is ‘tactic belonging to a new form of warfare’ and a ‘wake-up call’, observer warns.

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