Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher China is following the Russian lead in developing new intercontinental range capable missiles armed with very difficult to intercept hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV) warheads. In (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On Jan. 17, China’s Xinhua reported that the Chinese Communist Party’s major front organization, the annual National People’s Consultative Congress (NPCC), would decide as early (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher China’s use of Xian Aircraft Corporation H-6K bombers to intimidate Taiwan on two consecutive days, Feb. 9 and 10, puts focus on China’s development of (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Despite reports of the China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) having been relatively absent from the Chinese government’s response to the spreading Wuhan coronavirus, this outbreak (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Three times so far in 2020 the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has conducted offensive aerial blockade exercises against Taiwan: the first on Jan, (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Since Jan. 23 Chinese government authorities have imposed a broad “lockdown,” largely confining the 11 million citizens of the city of Wuhan to their homes (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher “What the hell had the Wuhan mayor and the Party committee secretary doing?” This was the anguished plea of a citizen of the city of (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Jan. 20 announced that Japan would form a Space Defense Force. In doing so, Japan joins other democracies like (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Recent reports suggest Qatar may be prepared to offer Iran $3 billion to in part pay off liabilities from its tragic shoot-down of a Ukrainian (more…)