In July 2011, the United States military began its scheduled withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, when 650 soldiers from the 113th and 114th Cavalry Units ret

East Asia has been hailed as the world’s most dynamic region for more than 30 years, experiencing significant economic prosperity and reduction in political-mi

Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, recently visited China. This visit is a response to top Chinese General Chen Bingde's visit

The military relationship between the United States and China is one of the world’s most important. And yet, clouded by some misunderstanding and suspicion, it

China and U.S. defense policies have been changing. America’s arms sales to Taiwan in 2010 led to a disruption in bilateral military ties, followed by a break

The fact that maritime security in the South China Sea was discussed as one of the timely issues demonstrates both China and US are interested in maintaining pe

The present Libyan turmoil reminds me of the visit I made to the country 32 years ago. I was then the chief correspondent of the Xinhua News Agency and the Guan

No single country in the world has sufficient resources to ensure complete safety of the oceans. China-US cooperation will not only achieve win-win results, but also be beneficial to other countries. The potential range of cooperation covers joint maritime search and rescue, and peace keeping over the sea, etc. as well as jointly fighting traditional and non-traditional security threats on the ocean.

The recent escalation of tensions in the South China Sea once again brought the decades-long territorial dispute to the brink of a violent confrontation that re

As two big players on the Korean Peninsula, China and the United States need to closely monitor North Korea’s nuclear activities and other destabilizing develo