Articles

Indication of Disarray in PLA and Imminent ‘Rectification’ Campaign

The senior echelons of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) appear to be in disarray. The unexplained long absences of Central Military Commission (CMC) Vice Chairman General Zhang Youxia and sudden removal of Defence Minister Li Shangfu, both ....

February 05, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , Xi Jinping , CMC , PLA , Corruption , PLARF , Gen He Weidong , ideological risks , Li Yuchao , PLASSF , Xu Zhonbo

Rising Tensions in Taiwan Strait

Jayadeva Ranade Article

As January 2024 -- the date for Taiwan's national elections -- draws closer, it is certain that China will be a factor in the elections. Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen's stop-overs in New York and Los Angeles and meeting with US House Majority Leader ....

April 13, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , Xi Jinping , CCP , DPP , Beijing , PLAAF , Tsai Ing-wen , US Navy , Taiwan Strait , PLAN , KMT , Gen He Weidong

PLA after 20th Party Congress: “Combat Readiness to Fight and Win Wars’’

Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

The much awaited Chinese 20th National Party Congress (NPC) is behind us, and the National Peoples’ Congress is about four months away. The Work Report by President Xi Jinping has been analysed ad infintum. President Xi Jinping has said that....

November 15, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , CPC , Taiwan , CMC , PLA , LAC , Gen He Weidong , Integrated Theatres