By Don Tse, The Diplomat: “In September 2015, Xi announced sweeping military reforms that included a 300,000 troop cut, the creation of a joint command structure that has drawn comparisons with the United States’s Goldwater-Nichols Act, and a military-civilian integration program that appears to draw inspiration from the American military-industrial complex.”
By Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics: “China’s second aircraft carrier is about to enter service, and unlike the first the unnamed flat-top was built exactly to the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s requirements.”
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China may have mastered the technology to build nuclear reactors for aircraft carriers but it is unclear how powerful these shipboard reactors will be
From CSIS's Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative: “International attention has shifted away from the slow-moving crisis in the South China Sea over the course of 2017, but the situation on the water has not remained static. While pursuing diplomatic outreach toward its Southeast Asian neighbors, Beijing continued substantial construction activities on its dual-use outposts ... ”