China military spending, Russia’s war show readiness to confront West - analysis
China hopes that it can manage economic and demographic hurdles by rolling out a huge army that will be able to bully its neighbors, including South Korea and Japan.
A Chinese Navy J-11 fighter jet is recorded flying close to a US Air Force RC-135 aircraft in international airspace over the South China Sea, according to the US military, in a still image from video taken December 21, 2022.(photo credit: US Indo-Pacific Command/Handout via REUTERS)BySETH J. FRANTZMANUpdated:
