Current Events in Asia-Pacific

Image Emerges Of What Could Be A Chinese Knock-Off Of Russia's Su-34 Fullback (Foxtrot Alpha)

China warns U.S. it will not allow violations of its waters (Reuters) The USN needs to go ahead and call China's bluff on this. To fail to do so (or, rather, to continue to fail to do so) will be a tacit (and dangerous) acknowledgement of China's ridiculous claims as legitimate.

China's Main Mission: South China Sea, Not Syria (The National Interest)

China’s First Domestic Aircraft Carrier Almost Certainly Under Construction (USNI News) With commentary from our man Chris Carlson.

Very interesting and updated site: http://chinese-military-aviation.blogspot.com.es/p/surveillance-aircraft-i.html

Very interesting pictures and comparison: http://errymath.blogspot.com/2015/04/y-8-y-9-aircraft-have-19-different.html#.VgrfYjahdjo

Russian Pacific Fleet Prepares For Arrival of New Missile Submarines (Federation of American Scientists blog)

Chinese Fighters Intercept US Spy Plane, Pentagon Confirms (DefenseTech)

General characteristics & performance of Shenyang FC-31 (Alert 5)

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

The U.S.-China Military Scorecard: Forces, Geography, and the Evolving Balance of Power, 1996–2017 (RAND, pdf)

Indonesia selects Su-35 to meet air combat requirement (Jane's)

DF-26 IRBM may have ASM variant, China reveals at 3 September parade (Jane's) Interesting development, especially as it was touted as a 'Guam killer'. Now it might be both? (keeping in mind that the ASBM concept still has some gaping holes)

China would invade Taiwan in certain circumstances: MND report (Focus Taiwan)

Inside the Design of China’s Yuan-class Submarine (USNI News)

Step by Step, Here's How to Fight China (War is Boring) Notice how none of the naval wargaming sims - old or new - come remotely close to modeling this.

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

China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities—Background and Issues for Congress (pdf, CRS)

Satellite Imagery: China Staging Mock Invasion of Taiwan? (The Diplomat)

The Real Problem with Strikes on Mainland China (War on the Rocks blog)