The “incredible” expansion of China’s military forces is eroding the deterrent effect that the United States, Japan and other ...

China has launched more nuclear-powered submarines than the United States over the past five years, according to a new report released this week by the International Institute for Strategic Studies.

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: For the first time, China has outstripped U.S. nuclear-powered submarine production. U.S. plans to shore up an aging submarine fleet are delayed.

In March 1996, Bill Clinton sent two U.S. aircraft carriers — the USS Nimitz and USS Independence — into the Taiwan Strait to intimidate China during the island's first direct presidential election.

China's submarine fleet has always been big, but it's also comprised mainly of vessels with diesel-electric submarine engines, and that class of subs needs to surface regularly to recharge its ...

For years, China has flown military jets near Taiwan almost daily. Then they suddenly stopped, leaving analysts to wonder why. By Chris Buckley Reporting from Taipei, Taiwan Taiwan has grown ...