Yu-cheng Chen

Yu-cheng Chen is an associate professor at the Graduate Institute of China Military Affairs Studies, Fu Hsing Kang (FHK) College, National Defense University (Taiwan). He is also a member of the Research Project on China’s Defense Affairs (RCDA). His research interests include the PRC’s political warfare, PLA maritime power, and East Asian security. He received a scholarship for “Overseas Academic Diplomacy Program 2020 and 2023” from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taiwan.

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PLA Navy Shifts Training Focus from Near-Shore to Blue-Water Operations

07.25.2025 Yu-cheng Chen

Executive Summary: In June 2025, the Liaoning and Shandong carrier strike groups conducted operations in the Western Pacific, achieving three major milestones with significant strategic...

Publication China Brief China

PLA Steps up Security Cooperation With Russia in 2024

06.07.2025 Yu-cheng Chen

Executive Summary: This year’s second joint aerial patrol between the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Russia marked the debut of the nuclear-capable H-6N bomber,...

Publication China Brief Arctic/High North

Weaponizing the Electromagnetic Spectrum: The PRC’s High-powered Microwave Warfare Ambitions

05.09.2025 Tin Pak

Executive Summary: The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is rapidly expanding its arsenal of high-power microwave (HPM) weapons as part of its broader strategy to achieve...

Publication China Brief China

Taiwan Exposes More PRC Military Infiltration Cases

05.09.2025 Yu-cheng Chen

Executive Summary: Recent infiltration cases indicate that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has significantly intensified non-military espionage operations targeting Taiwan’s military, demonstrating strategic diversification beyond...

Publication China Brief China