In this keynote at the 2024 World Knowledge Forum, AEI Nonresident Senior Fellow Michael Beckley examines the pivotal question: Has China’s meteoric rise reached its peak? With deep insights into China’s economic slowdown, demographic challenges, and shifting geopolitical ambitions, Beckley outlines the potential decline of Chinese influence and what it means for the future of the global order. Subscribe to AEI's YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/AEIVideos?sub_confirmation=1 Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AEIonline Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AEI For more information http://www.aei.org AEI operates independently of any political party and does not take institutional positions on any issues. AEI scholars, fellows, and their guests frequently take positions on policy and other issues. When they do, they speak for themselves and not for AEI or its trustees or other scholars or employees. More information on AEI research integrity can be found here: http://www.aei.org/about/ #aei #news #politics #government #education #worldknowledgeforum #china #keynote #michaelbeckley

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Is China at war in the South China Sea? You be the judge. Beyond dispute its conduct is warlike—and that has implications for those resisting its transgressions.

KINMEN, Taiwan – The Shun Da was kilometers off course. Authorized by China’s Maritime Safety Administration to dredge the seafloor for a new

A war, Xi might reason, would likely prevent his political enemies from removing him from power.

China is expanding its naval bases on the tropical island of Hainan in the South China Sea. Two of Beijing’s most important naval facilities, Yulia and Longpo, have undergone dramatic expansion to accommodate a growing fleet of vessels and to provide a home for China’s new sea-borne nuclear deterrent. WSJ spoke to defense analysts who say the upgrades point to Beijing’s preparations for a possible conflict over Taiwan. Chapters: 0:00 Island of Hainan 0:42 Geostrategic advantages of Hainan 1:07 Submarines and mountain bunker 3:31 Infrastructure expansion 6:15 Expansion in Cambodia News Explainers Some days the high-speed news cycle can bring more questions than answers. WSJ’s news explainers break down the day's biggest stories into bite-size pieces to help you make sense of the news. #China #Military #WSJ

Import-reliant China is seeking to reduce Western leverage over it, but some have suggested a more ominous reason behind the commodities buildup.

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China already is waging war with the US, but not with guns — with poison.

Beijing's clashes with the Philippines have so far been dealt with, but they may be one miscalculation away from drawing in U.S. military involvement.

"The danger of war will inevitably increase as NATO advances and expands globally," the Global Times wrote in an opinion article Sunday.

Not three weeks of 2024 have passed, and the governments of Estonia, Sweden and now the UK have already warned their respective nations that the prospect of large-scale war is on the horizon.

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Russia and China’s anti-US alliance of convenience threatens to become something much more worrying. The US is unready to meet the threat.

Air bases along China’s southeastern coast have undergone significant infrastructure upgrades in recent years. Analysts say these changes are a sign of Beiji...

Chinese President Xi Jinping is preparing his military forces for war and directing the rest of the country to prepare for economic hardships that conflict would bring, according to the latest annual

Gatestone Institute senior fellow Gordon Chang discusses China sending military planes and ships near Taiwan, and the adversary's rising aggression, arguing ...

China is weaponizing everything in its strategic tool kit against the United States.

We’ve spent decades worrying about the dangers of China’s rise. We should worry even more if that rise is coming to a halt.

"Those who play with fire will perish by it," Chinese state-run newspaper the Global Times wrote after a U.S. report on Russia and China was released.

Gatestone Institute senior fellow Gordon Chang sounded the alarm over U.S. policies leading China to strengthen its defenses as tensions remain inflated on the world stage.

Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall on Monday warned that China was building up its military to prepare for a potential war with the U.S., and he said America must optimize its forces to counter the …

China has accelerated an expansion of its nuclear arsenal because of a change in its assessment of the threat posed by the U.S., people with knowledge of the Chinese leadership’s thinking say, shedding new light on a buildup that is raising tension between the two countries.