China’s rapid expansion in space is forcing U.S. intelligence agencies and lawmakers to confront how quickly Beijing is eroding America’s long-held advantage in orbit.

WASHINGTON, DC – The United States has issued a sharp warning over China’s accelerating military expansion, calling Beijing’s defense buildup “historic” and stressing the need to urgently strengthen America’s defense industrial base, marking a shift with clear implications for India’s Indo-Pacific calculus.

The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative at the Center for Strategic and International Studies said on Tuesday that it observed new facilities on China's so-called big-three island outposts in the Spratly Islands: Fiery Cross Reef, Mischief Reef and Subi Reef.

Experts warned in a congressional hearing last week that China was trying to build a “vertically integrated space ecosystem” to displace America’s prime position in orbit.

Revenues at China's giant military firms fell last year as corruption purges slowed arms contracts and procurement, according to a study released on Monday by a leading conflict think tank.

The Japanese government is taking uncomfortable steps to prepare its citizens for a possible future war that its military would not be able to avoid.

Xi Jinping, China’s leader, has said he intends to bring the democratic island of Taiwan under the rule of the Communist Party of China. Mr. Xi has ordered China’s military to make itself capable of taking Taiwan by 2027, according to some American commanders and officials.

Beijing's 2025 military parade showcased the latest and greatest from the Chinese military, with some of its most advanced weaponry taking center stage.

CHINA HELD A MASSIVE MILITARY PARADE FEATURING ALL SORTS OF NEW WEAPONRY NOW IN THE HANDS OF THE PEOPLE'S LIBERATION ARMY. SURE, IT WAS A FLASHY EVENT. BUT WAS IT ENOUGH TO KEEP MEMBERS OF THE U.S. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY UP AT NIGHT? I TALKED TO ONE TO ...

China is deploying a large number of naval and coast guard vessels across East Asian waters, at one point more than 100, in the largest maritime show of force to date, according to four sources and intelligence reports reviewed by Reuters.