Silk & Steel
The Expat EditThe most interesting Chinese debates on geopolitics, strategy, and world affairs, translated and curated for English readers.
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China’s Drone Aircraft Carrier Is Real, and Every Navy Should Be Paying Attention
Above: The Sichuan, hull number 51, during sea trials. The full-length flight deck and electromagnetic catapult are what make it a new kind of ship.
In late October, China’s navy launched and recovered a stealth combat drone, the GJ-21, fr...
One Word on Fox News, and China Decides the Ukraine War Is Over
Above: Volodymyr Zelensky in an earlier Fox News interview in Kyiv. His latest appearance on the network produced the one-word answer now being parsed across China.
Asked on Fox News whether he would accept a peace deal that froze the wa...
The Chinese Theory of Why Zelensky Blinked
Above: Volodymyr Zelensky with Ukrainian troops. The image circulated in Chinese discussion of his remarks this week.
On October 21, Volodymyr Zelensky was asked on television whether he would accept a peace deal that froze the war where i...
China Has Already Written Europe’s Obituary
Above: The 143-year-old town hall in Limoges burns on Saturday night after masked protesters forced their way inside.
In Paris, Saturday was a catastrophe. In China, it was a confirmation. Within hours of the Limoges fire, the country’s on...
France Is Burning. China Has a Theory About Why.
Above: The hôtel de ville in Limoges, inaugurated in 1883, burns on Saturday night. Its bell tower later collapsed through the roof.
On Saturday, somewhere between half a million and 800,000 people marched across France against the cost of...
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Silk & Steel translates and curates Chinese debates on geopolitics, military strategy, and world affairs, giving English readers a real pulse on how Chinese people are interpreting war, power, and the changing global order.
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