Current Events in Asia-Pacific

North Korea: Test Stand for Vertical Launch of Sea-Based Ballistic Missiles Spotted (38 North) Is North Korea Developing Sea-Based Ballistic Missiles? (The Diplomat)

How China Is Building the Biggest Commercial-Military Empire in History (Defense One) This one is chock full of scenario fodder.

From Flight Global [excerpt]

What History Says about China's Chances in a War with America (The National Interest)

North Korea Tests Longest Range Missiles Since 2012 (The Diplomat, Flashpoints)

U.S. Deploys Sea-based Radar Amid North Korea Crisis (DefenseNews)

China Accuses Japan of Smear Over Radar Incident (DefenseNews) Russian Fighters Breach Japanese Airspace (DefenseNews)

The trials and tribulations of India's armed forces (The Diplomat)

Satellite Imagery: North Korea Expanding Uranium Production (The Diplomat, 38North)

Defiant Chinese Admiral’s Message: South China Sea ‘Belongs to China’ (Defense One)

Australia dumps troubled European-designed Taipan helicopters for US Black Hawks and Seahawks https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-10/australia-dumps-troubled-mrh-90-taipan-helicopters/100688550

China's air force comes of age (The Diplomat, Flashpoints)

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/work-begins-on-us-jet-fuel-facility-outside-darwin/100764194

From Flight Global [excerpt]

Japan To Formally Nationalize 280 Islands (The Diplomat, Flashpoints)

Who Sold North Korea a New Anti-Ship Missile? (The Diplomat, Flashpoints)

China's New Y-20U Tanker Joined Dozens Of Other Warplanes Flying Near Taiwan (The War Zone)

The Future of Chinas Expeditionary Operations (CIMSEC)

A Player, but No Superpower (Foreign Policy, Argument) Once again, Andrew Erickson nails it, imho.

Russia, China Working On Deal Despite Property Rights Trouble (DefenseNews)