Current Events in Asia-Pacific

Limited liftoff looming: Y-20 transport prepares for first flight (The Diplomat)

New Chinese Outpost Riles The Philippines (USNI News)

From DOD Buzz [excerpt]

From Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists [excerpt]

From DefenseNews [excerpt]

From Defense Aerospace [excerpt]

North Korea: The Case for War (Real Clear Defense)

U.S. says Chinese warship nearly struck Navy cruiser (Navy Times) China paper: Cowpens harassed China fleet during drill (Navy Times) USS Cowpens: Why China forced a confrontation at sea with US Navy (Christian Science Monitor)

Lots of details on the Type 052D China Destroyer Consolidates Innovations, Other Ship Advances (Signal)

Is this China's second aircraft carrier? (War is Boring blog)

China S-400 deal moves forward (Jane's)

China Displays Worlds Largest Conventional Submarine (The Diplomat, Flashpoints)

China's Carrier Killer: Threat and Theatrics (Air Force Magazine, December 2013 issue)

Japans Largest Warship Since World War II Takes To Sea (USNI News)

From Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists [excerpt] CV32: Lots of maps and diagrams of DPRK test sites in this article.

What to Expect From a North Korean Nuclear Test (Foreign Policy)

State Media: China Plans Second, Larger Aircraft Carrier (DefenseNews)

Chinese Submarine Stalked U.S. Aircraft Carrier (Free Beacon)

Annual DoD Report Claims Steady Chinese Military Expansion (DefenseNews)

http://alert5.com/2012/08/31/photo-first-shenyang-j-16-prototype/comment-page-1/#comment-267727 That looks like an Airfix model - that I've painted.