Dr Yao Yunzhu, retired Major General in the People's Liberation Army, is scheduled to speak at New York University at 3 pm, November 6 (Tuesday), 2018. All are welcome.

The U.S. effort to deny China access to advanced Russian weapons is understandable and, arguably, preferable to more direct attempts to decelerate China’s military modernization.

Space war benefits no one.

China is rapidly emerging as a major exporter of UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) technology and is developing command, control, communications, and intelligence networks in order to employ these systems in a broader offensive capacity. The future weaponization of these systems and their subsequent employment in disputed areas such as the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands carries significant implications.

The SCO, which is jointly led by Beijing and Moscow, has become the most prominent Eurasian regional security organization. Even so, its defense and institutional capabilities lag behind those of NATO.

The rise in US military spending is unnecessary and hostile.

On July 13, the Balochistan province of Pakistan witnessed its worst ever terrorist attack, when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a local election rally in Mastung district. Radical trends among youth in this region not only threaten the stability of Pakistan but also the future of Pakistan’s proclaimed economic savior – the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.

Wang Fan analyzes the current geopolitical situation and describes its effects on global security.

What role do defense exports play in China’s diplomacy and foreign policy?

The US must demonstrate that cyber attacks and manipulation of social media will incur costs.