News Analysis
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) recently released its data on the global arms trade for 2021, and the news for China is not good. Most foreign arms buyers continue to shun Chinese weapons systems.
Military personnel prepare to cover a Chengdu Aircraft Corporation J-10C for the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) a day before the 13th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, China, on Sept. 27, 2021. Noel Cells/AFP via Getty Images
Richard A. Bitzinger
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Richard A. Bitzinger is an independent international security analyst. He was previously a senior fellow with the Military Transformations Program at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) in Singapore, and he has held jobs in the U.S. government and at various think tanks. His research focuses on security and defense issues relating to the Asia-Pacific region, including the rise of China as a military power, and military modernization and arms proliferation in the region.
