The budget shows that Beijing views the region with optimism, as defense expenditure is the best indicator of a country’s security assessment. China’s lower budget reflects her belief that in spite of the spread of terrorism, exodus of refugees, tension on the Korean Peninsula and in the South China Sea, the world is not in a state of disorder.

While the legislation is used as a policy tool by the US and occasionally even China, its strategy has been overtaken by events. The act is out of date, impractical and prevents bilateral relations from developing on an even footing with more mutual trust.

The new Pentagon strategy is a throw-back to Cold War thinking and contrary to the world view of America’s founding fathers. It may pose a new barrier to developing new major-power relations in a multi-polar world, unless all sides seek a cooperative approach.

The latest U.S. National Military Strategy has provoked a strong but misguided reaction in Beijing. U.S. policy makers are not forecasting an inevitable a war with China and identify areas where the two countries’ national security interests overlap sufficiently for bilateral collaboration.

The last three decades have been relatively easy for China’s defense planners. But its economy is stagnating and its security environment is deteriorating. The

The Chinese military is growing stronger, as the latest Pentagon report duly notes — but only to safeguard peace and stability. Lamentably, the Pentagon fai

China’s defense budget growth has been a way to realize its military modernization and overall national rejuvenation. China does not intend to threaten any other country in the world, writes Wu Chengyi.

After a 12.2% increase in China’s defense budget was announced last week, Zhou Bo analyzes the future role of the People’s Liberation Army and discusses how China can contribute to world peace and international stability.

The "Annual Report to Congress: Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China 2013" by the Defense Department outlines the great lengths China has taken to modernize its military. While the report outlines impressive undertakings by China, Doug Bandow reiterates that a rising China should not worry the US.

Revelations made in the US Defense Department’s latest report have ruffled feathers among China’s PLA. Zhao Weibin urges readers not to believe everything within it or risk damaging military-to-military relations.