The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative at the Center for Strategic and International Studies said on Tuesday that it observed new facilities on China’s so-called big-three island outposts in the Spratly Islands: Fiery Cross Reef, Mischief Reef and Subi Reef.

Congress passes $900B defense bill targeting China with new investment restrictions, military technology bans, and 4% pay raise for troops nationwide.

Revenues at China's giant military firms fell last year as corruption purges slowed arms contracts and procurement, according to a study released on Monday by a leading conflict think tank.

Xi Jinping, China’s leader, has said he intends to bring the democratic island of Taiwan under the rule of the Communist Party of China. Mr. Xi has ordered China’s military to make itself capable of taking Taiwan by 2027, according to some American commanders and officials.

Taiwan President William Lai unveils $40 billion defense spending proposal to counter China military pressure as U.S. offers cautious support.

China is deploying a large number of naval and coast guard vessels across East Asian waters, at one point more than 100, in the largest maritime show of force to date, according to four sources and intelligence reports reviewed by Reuters.

We will instead put our nation's practical, concrete interests first,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said. “We will deter war. We will advance our interests. We will defend our people. Peace is our goal.

Showcased by China's People's Liberation Army, the robot can match every move of soldiers using artificial intelligence power.