A.A. Bastian

A.A. Bastian is a historian based in Washington, D.C.

Articles by A.A. Bastian
An MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft takes off from U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa.
An MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft takes off from U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa.

Okinawa Is in the Crosshairs of China’s Ambitions
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A.A. Bastian
A television broadcasts news about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
A television broadcasts news about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

China Is Stepping Up Its Information War on Taiwan
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A.A. Bastian
People's Liberation Army Air Force pilots march after performing a flight demonstration program at the 13th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, in southern China's Guangdong province, on Sept. 28.
People's Liberation Army Air Force pilots march after performing a flight demonstration program at the 13th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, in southern China's Guangdong province, on Sept. 28.

Threatening Taiwan Gets China More Than Invading It Would
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