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China's PLA Day Approaches

U.S. Navy photo: The guided-missile destroyer Chung-Hoon observes a Chinese navy ship conduct what it called an "unsafe” Chinese maneuver in the Taiwan Strait, Saturday, June 3, 2023.
July 28, 2023

China is a significant power in Asia and developing its global reach. U.S. and Chinese vessels and planes have been coming closer and closer to each other. The photo shows a Chinese vessel cutting in front of an American ship in the Taiwan Strait in June 2023.

Daniel Kritenbrink and Ely Ratner, Testimony on the U.S. Partnership with Taiwan, Dec. 8, 2021

December 8, 2021

These are the prepared remarks offered by Assistant Secretaries Kritenbrink and Ratner to open their testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.

Republic of China (Taiwan), Quadrennial Defense Review, 2017

March 1, 2017

The Ministry of National Defense (MND), in compliance with Article 31 of the National Defense Act, is required to submit a Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) within ten months after each presidential inauguration. 

US Department Of Defense, Military And Security Developments Involving The People’s Republic Of China, 2016

April 26, 2016

This is the U.S. Department of Defense's annual report to Congress.

Department of Defense, "Military Crisis Notification Mechanism for Use of the Defense Telephone Link," September 24, 2015

September 24, 2015

On September 24, 2015, the United States Department of Defense published the document, "Military Crisis Notification Mechanism for Use of the Defense Telephone Link" as a part of the Memorandum of Understanding on Notification of Major Military Activities.

Department of Defense, "Asia-Pacific Maritime Security Strategy," August 21, 2015

August 21, 2015

On August 21, 2015, the United States Department of Defense published, "Asia-Pacific Maritime Security Strategy: Achieving U.S. National Security Objectives in a Changing Environment".

US Department of Defense, Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China, 2015

April 7, 2015

This is the Department of Defense’s annual report to Congress.

U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, "Hearing on China's Offensive Missile Forces (Webcast)," April 1, 2015

April 1, 2015

This hearing was conducted by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on April 1, 2015. The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission was created by the U.S. Congress in 2000 to monitor, investigate, and submit to Congress an annual report on the national security implications of the economic relationship between the United States and the People’s Republic of China.

U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, "Hearing on China's Space and Counterspace Programs (Webcast)," February 18, 2015

February 18, 2015

This hearing was conducted by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on February 18, 2015. The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission was created by the U.S. Congress in 2000 to monitor, investigate, and submit to Congress an annual report on the national security implications of the economic relationship between the United States and the People’s Republic of China.

US Department of Defense, Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China, 2014

April 24, 2014

This is the Department of Defense’s annual report to Congress.

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