Fearful of Chinese intervention in Taiwan, the Pentagon has released a report that states that China has closed ‘key gaps’ in its military technology. According to the US government’s annual report on China’s defensive capabilities, China will have a fully modernised military by 2020. China, on the other hand, has dismissed the report, calling it “cock and bull”.

The stability of Asia – Pacific region hangs in a gentle balance. The world at large, and especially the US, have known for a long time that China has ambitions of expansion, and any military manoeuvrings in that region give cause for concern. more…

America’s dominance in Asia could reach an all time low if China’s communist party succeeded in furhter undermining Taiwan’s independence and autonomy. Official White House sources have confirmed last week that the Obama administration will not be providing Taipei with the 66 new F16C/D fighter jets it has been asking for since 2006. Instead the US will focus it’s attention on fixing Tawain’s older F16’s and improving their radar guidance systems. more…