The political disorders sweeping through North Africa and the Middle East, following last year’s civil strife in Kyrgyzstan, have intensified international concerns about Central Asia’s security at a time when the region has become an increasingly important transit route through which NATO supplies reach the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan.

Both China and the United States are playing an increasingly crucial role in Central Asia, where they have common and divergent interests, cooperation and competition. The common interests of China and US in Central Asia can mainly be identified in these areas

China US experts comment on how China and the US can work together on different issues in the the Middle East and Central Asia.

Some international media outlets have been sensationalizing the "Asia-minus-one" concept, claiming that an "invisible alliance" is forming among countries neigh

Since the EP-3 Hainan Island Incident in 2001, several rows have broken out between China and the U.S. over the navigational rights of military vessels in China

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