A bibliometric analysis of 1,663 Chinese IR articles finds that scholarship frames NATO through great-power competition and largely reinforces Beijing’s official position.
Sixteen years of parliamentary statements, defence documents, military procurement, and joint exercises tell a consistent story: alignment with the US comes before independent strategic capacity.
Canada greeted the addition of an aircraft carrier to China’s navy with little more than a shrug. David S. McDonough explains why the ship’s strategic implications deserve greater attention.
The U.S. was right to fly two B-52s through China’s new air defence identification zone says James Manicom. Other statements, however, vastly exceeded the severity of China’s action.