Call it "Operation American Backyard." Hu Jintao's first trip to Latin America as president is emblematic of the fact that China's power projection has reached the furthest corners of the world - including Latin America, the United States' largely neglected backyard. Hu's fortnight-long journey involves... MORE

Another maritime incident in the waters of the East China Sea near Okinawa has once again enflamed Sino-Japanese relations, which have been sensitive of late. On November 10, a Chinese People's Liberation Navy (PLN) submarine entered Japanese territorial waters near Taramajima Island, part of the... MORE

In 2002, China substantially revised its 1993 national defense strategy of fighting a regional war under hi-tech conditions to a new strategy of fighting a regional war under the condition of informatization. This change indicates a new phase in the PLA's use of the Revolution... MORE

Civil-military integration (CMI) is the process of combining the defense and civilian industrial bases so that common technologies, manufacturing processes and equipment, personnel, and facilities can be used to meet both defense and commercial needs. CMI includes: Cooperation between government and commercial facilities in research... MORE

Dear Readers: Following the recent re-election of President George W. Bush, the Jamestown Foundation is pleased to publish this special issue of China Brief devoted exclusively to analyzing the implications for the US-China-Taiwan dynamic. Our distinguished contributors examine both official and unofficial reactions in order... MORE

Beijing has acted swiftly to put pressure on a newly re-elected President Bush on the key fronts of Taiwan and the Middle East, particularly Iran. President Hu Jintao, who heads China's foreign policy, wants Washington to make more concessions on Taiwan during their upcoming "mini-summit"... MORE

In the days leading up to the U.S. presidential election, Taiwan, like the rest of the world, was focused on the contest between George W. Bush and John Kerry. But Taiwan's media gave relatively little attention to the candidates' merits, unilateralism versus internationalism, the war... MORE

On November 3, Chinese President Hu Jintao promptly congratulated George W. Bush on his re-election, indicating Beijing's willingness to continue to work with the current administration on issues of mutual concern. The U.S. presidential election was closely watched not only by Chinese foreign policy experts... MORE

The re-election of George W. Bush has driven speculation within the international community on whether the second Bush administration's foreign policy will be more aggressive, continuing a unilateral approach, or make some adjustments and return to a multilateral, cooperative track. In the case of China,... MORE

Beijing is flashing the North Korean (DPRK) card at a time when the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership feels increasingly threatened by an anti-China "containment policy" that Washington is supposedly spearheading with the help of Japan, Taiwan and other Asian countries and regions. Despite Beijing's... MORE