Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On Aug. 15, the Trump administration informally told the U.S. Congress that it had approved the $8 billion sale of Lockheed-Martin F-16V fighters to Taiwan, (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Chinese web pages have revealed tantalizing indications of China’s pursuit of stealth combat aircraft. On Aug. 7 images were posted of a strip of pins (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On Aug. 8 and 9, satellite images were released on Chinese web pages showing weapons gathered for the Oct. 1 People’s Republic of China 70th (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher China has patiently built its plans for global political-economic and military hegemony over three generations of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership. Now the twin crises (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On July 23 over the Sea of Japan, the Russian and Chinese air forces conducted their first joint exercise involving bomber and early warning and (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher China’s military network building in Africa advanced with the second meeting in Beijing of the renamed China-Africa Peace and Security Forum (CAPSF), July 15-20. Formerly (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher According to U.S. government sources, in the Spring of 2019 China and Cambodia signed a “secret” agreement that allows China to station warships and supplies (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Chinese Navy ships have been visiting European ports for many years but now, for the first time, Chinese Army troops and armor have deployed to (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Since its 2013 announcement by Chinese supreme leader Xi Jinping himself, Western leaders have been concerned that China’s massive Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) program (more…)