In 2021, China commissioned its first two Type 075 amphibious assault ships into the PLA Navy. These vessels are estimated to weigh 40,000 tons and carry 30 helicopters in addition to landing craft and troops. For more on China’s navy: bit.ly/CP_navy

Blinken says China is Russia's primary military complex supplier - Reuters
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This #ChinaPower feature examines how the China-Russia relationship came to be so close in the run-up to Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine: bit.ly/CP_china-russi…

We surveyed leading experts and former officials from the United States and Taiwan. The results provide valuable insights into areas of convergence and divergence in how U.S. and Taiwan experts evaluate China’s approach to Taiwan. Read the full report: bit.ly/CP_Taiwan_Surv…

Beijing’s security chief to visit Russia ahead of Putin’s expected China trip - SCMP
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On this #ChinaPower podcast, Sheena Chestnut Greitens argues that we need to consider China’s top security officials “as foreign policy players.” Listen: bit.ly/4chXY7B

“If you apply the same level of sanction against China, China’s economy itself will be much worse than what Russia can perform.” - Dr. Zhao Hai on the potential impact of sanctions against China. Listen to our #ChinaPower podcast for more: bit.ly/446N4OE

CSIS Asia Program is excited to announce that Dr. Siddharth Mohandas will join @CSIS and our program as a non-resident senior associate. For more information, please see the press release:
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How are China’s demographics changing, and what social challenges does this pose? Explore our feature to find out: bit.ly/cp_demographics

In 2021, there were roughly 30 million more men than women in China. Learn more about the lasting impacts of population controls on China’s demographic trends in our feature: bit.ly/cp_demographics

South China Sea: Beijing may get ‘up close’ as US-Philippine Balikatan drills send ‘deterrent signal’ on contested claims -SCMP
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July discusses PRC activities in the South China Sea in this #ChinaPower Podcast. Listen: bit.ly/PHLSCS

In 2019, amid searing US-China trade tensions, China threatened to use its influence over the rare earth industry as a “counter weapon.” Find out what the US and others are doing to limit exposure to rare earth supply chain disruptions: bit.ly/CP_rare_earths

Counting underway in Solomon Islands national election watched by US, China -Reuters
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What is China’s strategic approach to the Solomon Islands? Rory Medcalf joins us on this #ChinaPower Podcast episode to discuss this and more: bit.ly/prc_pacific

From China’s perspective, “This war has already brought a lot of destruction to the world and none of those currently foreseeable solutions are going to bring in a better world,” says Dr. Zhao Hai when speaking on China’s assessment of the Ukraine war: bit.ly/446N4OE

Since 2011, China has consumed more coal than the rest of the world combined. How does coal fit into China’s energy footprint? Find out in our feature: bit.ly/CP_energyfootp…

Chinese drones repeatedly penetrated the airspace over Taiwan’s Kinmen Islands. There was additional drone activity reported in the Matsu Islands, Dongyin Island, and other areas. For more information, visit our feature: chinapower.csis.org/tracking-the-f…

US, Chinese defence chiefs talk for first time in over 2 years - SCMP
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Have high-level meetings between China and US representatives provided additional assurances to each other amid rising tensions? Listen to our podcast for more: bit.ly/3te97om

How is the Belt and Road Initiative yielding economic and political gains for China? We discuss this and more in our feature: bit.ly/cp_BRI

House panel says China subsidizes fentanyl production to fuel crisis in the US - AP
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What are precursor chemicals for fentanyl-type drugs and how does the Chinese government regulate them? Listen to our discussion with Vanda Felbab-Brown:bit.ly/China_Fentanyl…

“The best solution, of course, is both sides sit down and start a negotiation immediately and reach a common ground,” says Dr. Zhao Hai when speaking about ending the Russia-Ukraine war. Listen to this #ChinaPower podcast for China’s perspective: bit.ly/446N4OE

Both China and Russia remain heavily reliant on road-mobile ballistic missile systems, while the US maintains silo-based ICBMs. Find out more about how China’s nuclear forces stack up globally with our feature: bit.ly/CP_nuclear-wea…

The Biden administration is seeking to limit China’s development of certain technologies that are deemed a threat to U.S. national security, including quantum technologies. Learn about China’s quantum ambitions and capabilities: bit.ly/china-quantum