Jan 27, 2023 · In an internal memo, an Air Force general predicted a war with China in 2025 and told officers to get ready by “fir [ing] a clip” into a target, saying, "Aim for the head.”

2 days ago · While the two nations fight it out on trade, less-noticed concerns are taking place in cyberspace, near Taiwan and at Chinese shipyards.

Feb 16, 2025 · 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...

Mar 20, 2025 · But in a survey we conducted in July of ordinary Americans as well as of former U.S. policymakers, we found that clear majorities support attacking China if the People’s Liberation Army were to hit U.S. ships in the South China Sea.

Mar 19, 2025 · Xi Jinping, since being named general secretary of the Communist Party in November 2012, has purged officers — ostensibly for “corruption” — and restructured the People’s Liberation Army. Both...

Feb 4, 2024 · If China uses military force against Taiwan or another target in the Western Pacific, the result could be war with the United States—a fight between two nuclear-armed giants brawling for hegemony...

20 hours ago · President Trump says he wants Xi Jinping, China’s leader, to call him to talk tariffs. Mr. Xi is ghosting Mr. Trump, and markets are plummeting.

5 days ago · Is a trade war with China worth it? We look at the arguments on both sides. By German Lopez The United States and China are waging a trade war. Relative to the indiscriminate trade battles ...

Feb 13, 2025 · WAIKIKI, Hawaii—The Chinese government is “on a dangerous course” and its military’s “aggressive maneuvers around Taiwan right now are not exercises, as they call them. They are rehearsals,” U.S....

United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has told a gathering of top security officials he doesn’t see war with China as imminent, nor unavoidable, despite rapidly escalating tensions in the Asia-Pacific region.