China’s chokehold on gallium is quietly rewriting the rules of the arms race, leaving the US scrambling to keep its military electronics—and its edge—switched on. While the US remains the world leader in overall defense spending and innovation, China’s grip on gallium highlights how supply chain bottlenecks can offset traditional advantages. This month, the South […] The post China’s gallium grip squeezing and eroding US military’s edge appeared first on Asia Times.| Asia Times
On September 3, in a historic military parade in Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping displayed a defense system capable of countering the United States. It showed that the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is no longer an American junior partner, as some Americans have believed for the past 50 years, but a global power ready […] The post Parades and charades at Tiananmen appeared first on Asia Times.| Asia Times
Call it the axis of major economies that are moving on without the US. US officials wondering what effect President Donald Trump’s move to slap 50% tariffs on India might have need look no further than Prime Minister Modi’s travel schedule. This week, the Indian leader was in Beijing, standing shoulder to shoulder with China’s […] The post Xi-Modi-Putin economic axis hardens as Trump tariffs backfire appeared first on Asia Times.| Asia Times
When Beijing staged its largest military parade in a decade on Wednesday to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, the pageantry was carefully choreographed. DF-41 intercontinental ballistic missiles and J-20 stealth fighters in a flex of military confidence abroad and reassurance at home. Once reliant on Soviet imports and […] The post The paradox behind China’s military parade appeared first on Asia Times.| Asia Times