Author Archive
Thomas Corbett
research analyst, BluePath Labs
Thomas Corbett is a research analyst with BluePath Labs. His areas of focus include Chinese foreign relations, emerging technology, and international economics.
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China’s Big New Warship Is Missing an Important New Weapon
When will we finally see the HQ-26 missile?
- Peter W. Singer and Thomas Corbett
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Putin’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week Looks Even Worse Through a China Lens
A series of meetings reveal how Beijing is stealing Russia’s influence even in its own backyard.
- Peter W. Singer and Thomas Corbett
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China’s ‘Particle Beam Cannon’ Is a Nuclear-Power Breakthrough
It promises to recycle spent nuclear fuel, making it cheaper and less dangerous—and moving Beijing toward energy independence.
- Peter W. Singer and Thomas Corbett
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China May Have Just Taken the Lead in the Quantum Computing Race
China’s record-shattering processor is 1 million times faster than what Google achieved three years ago–but we are years from the finish line.
- Peter W. Singer and Thomas Corbett
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What Is China Learning from the Ukraine War?
From battlefield concepts to geopolitics, Beijing is sure to be watching with avid interest—and some chagrin.
- Peter W. Singer, Ma Xiu and Thomas Corbett
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As Climate Change Threatens China, PLA Is Missing in Action
China’s military will have to reckon with a new security environment. When will it start?
- Peter W. Singer and Thomas Corbett
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China’s Fusion Research Is Heating Up
The EAST reactor in Hefei broke records last month as it edges toward the sustained stellar temperatures needed to generate fusion energy.
- Peter W. Singer and Thomas Corbett