Volume 21 Issue 14

Articles from Volume 21 Issue 14

Expanding and Escalating the China-Bhutan Territorial Dispute

07.16.2021 Sudha Ramachandran

Introduction At the 10th Expert Group Meeting on the Bhutan-China Boundary Issue, held from April 6 to 9 in Kunming, Yunnan Province, the People’s Republic...

Publication China Brief Bhutan Volume 21 Issue 14

The PLA’s Critical Assessment of the Agile Combat Employment Concept

07.16.2021 Derek Solen

Introduction From April to May 2021, the U.S. Air Force (USAF) conducted a second exercise to test the Agile Combat Employment (ACE) concept and also...

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Implications of 2020 and 2021 Chinese Domestic Legislative Moves in the South China Sea

07.16.2021 Lan Anh Nguyen Dang

Introduction A new People’s Republic of China (PRC) Coast Guard Law (中华人民共和国海警法,Zhonghua renmin gongheguo haijing fa) caught regional and international attention at the beginning of...

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Ramping the Strait: Quick and Dirty Solutions to Boost Amphibious Lift

07.16.2021 Conor Kennedy

Introduction The threat of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) using military force to coerce or perhaps launch an amphibious invasion of Taiwan has received significant...

Publication China Brief China Volume 21 Issue 14