China Watch

Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said the US supports the Taiwan Relations Act which supports the sale of US arms to Taiwan and Taiwanese independence.

The US Navy has in recent years added non-skid coating to the deck of its America-class amphibs for the specific purpose of supporting the vertical landing of the F-35B.

Chinese officials are massively revving up J-20 production. It is not clear how many J-20s the PLA has, but accounts suggest the number is smaller than the hundreds of US F-35s

China’s indigenously-built aircraft carriers seem to resemble the US Navy’s Ford-class carriers with a larger, flatter deck space similar to the US Ford-class

A Japanese F-35, in particular, could prove quite impactful given that the southern parts of Japan are within clear striking distance of Taiwan with aerial refueling.

The benchmark of 300 miles per hour is a speed which the V-280 Valor tiltrotor aircraft from Bell Helicopter has repeatedly demonstrated in recent years

The Navy plans to add more than 65 F-35Cs and the Air Force plans to operate 1,763 F-35As. It is not clear when, or if, China may have an ability to match this kind of fleet size

A Chinese paper claims its 5th-generation J-20 aircraft is superior to the F-35

However, it does not appear as though Chinese Type 075 ships operate anything comparable to the US Marine Corps Osprey helicopter, a much demanded platform

Modernization efforts of its Fuzhou, the second Sovremenny-class destroyer, now has 32-unit vertical launch missile systems for the HHQ-16 air defense missiles

“Often dubbed a helicopter carrier, the vessel can carry a large number of helicopters in addition to amphibious armored vehicles and tanks"

The exercise was supported by the Navy’s USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group in preparation for island hopping amphibious warfare

In recent years, there has been military-to-military cooperation, joint exercises and visits, however the true extent of any kind of military-specific partnership seems quite unknown

A Chinese newspaper article hints at targeting technology able to “discern” or “discriminate” decoys from actual targets and in effect “counter” countermeasures.

Virtually all photos and renderings of the J-31, since first unveiled, revealed a striking resemblance to the U.S. F-35.

China’s effort to steal U.S. weapons technologies and platform designs is well known. It is accompanied by an effort to replicate emerging U.S. strategies and warfare maneuvers.

The People’s Liberation Army Air Force might be experimenting with manned-unmanned teaming with its J-20 5th-gen fighter jet, similar to the F-35 "loyal wingman" program.

The new Chinese Wing Loong-1E Drone looks like an Army Gray Eagle, however, there is little information on the kinds of high-fidelity sensors operating on the Wing Loong-1E.

The People’s Liberation Army Air Force J-20 might soon fire laser weapons to incinerate opposing aircraft and the F-35 is expected to fire laser weapons in the next several years.

South Korean, Japanese and Australian F-35s, supported by US Navy carrier launched F-35Cs and F-35Bs might offer the margin of difference to prevail against a Chinese amphibious assault

The U.S. is now dependent on China for 80% of our REE (rare earth element) uses and needs. We need to start acting decisively to limit our exposure to China on this front.

Comparing Dongfeng Mengshi, China's latest off-road tactical vehicle with U.S Humvees

"The new site is expected to allow China to build warships - including amphibious assault ships, amphibious landing ships and frigates - faster and more efficiently.”