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Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) is an independent international research institute based in Stockholm, Sweden, with a presence in Beijing. Established in 1966, SIPRI is dedicated to conducting scientific research into conflict, armaments, arms control, and disarmament. Its primary mission is to provide data, analysis, and recommendations to policymakers, researchers, and the public, fostering an understanding of conditions for peaceful conflict resolution and sustainable peace. SIPRI is recognised globally for its authoritative information and comprehensive databases on military expenditure, arms transfers, and peace operations.

China's largest peacekeeping deployment last year was to the UN Mission in South Sudan. Photo: Handout

China’s military

China boosts peacekeeping budget share amid warnings UN may be sidelined

SIPRI says Beijing’s participation in such UN missions helps ‘project an image of itself as a responsible major power’.

25 May 2026 - 4:57PMvideocam

War and conflict

Global tensions, funding crisis threaten peacekeeping missions, SIPRI warns

25 May 2026 - 9:28AM

United Nations

Landmark UN nuclear summit opens as world’s warhead count grows

28 Apr 2026 - 12:35PM

China's military weapons

Will South Korea’s ‘Goldilocks’ missile dent China’s Middle East arms ambitions?

The Cheongung-II has reportedly achieved a 96.7% intercept rate against Iranian drones and ballistic missiles.

17 Apr 2026 - 8:02PMvideocam

South Korea is poised to benefit in arms sales to the Middle East. Photo: Shutterstock

China-Africa relations

China’s new security era in Africa: protecting assets, citizens in volatile nations

Analysts say China’s five-year plan suggests layered security, and PLA training to protect diplomats, nationals and assets from terror hits.

15 Mar 2026 - 9:01PMvideocam

China's military weapons

Why have China’s arms imports plummeted 72% over the past 5 years?

Neighbours in Asia and Oceania increase their overseas weapons purchases amid ‘fears over China’s intentions’.

9 Mar 2026 - 8:00AMvideocam

China-Africa relations

How a ‘military vacuum’ in West and Central Africa opened new markets for China

Beijing has increased engagement with countries in the Sahel following the French military exit, and with Russian weapons in short supply.

15 Feb 2026 - 12:00PMvideocam

People gather in support of a coup in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, in 2022. A wave of military coups across the Sahel has ended traditional alliances and security frameworks. Photo: Reuters

China's military weapons

Why China’s nuclear arsenal is under fire as US-Russia pact falls apart

US accusations about secret Chinese nuclear tests surface amid arms race anxieties, but Beijing says concerns over its weapons are all hype.

9 Feb 2026 - 10:40PM

Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong stocks drop as mainland tech firms, metals and crypto slide

Hang Seng Index follows US declines as AI worries and falling prices for gold, silver and cryptocurrency rattle investors.

6 Feb 2026 - 5:11PM

China-Africa relations

How will China respond to latest West Africa coup as economic footprint expands?

Ouster of Guinea-Bissau leader Umaro Sissoco Embalo has sparked political instability fears, raising stakes for Chinese economic interests.

14 Dec 2025 - 6:35PMvideocam

Then president of Guinea-Bissau Umaro Sissoco Embalo and Chinese ambassador Yang Renhuo inspect China-donated airport security equipment, in the capital Bissau on November 21. Embalo was ousted in a military coup days later. Photo: Xinhua

China's military weapons

China’s scandal-hit arms firms drag down regional sales in record-breaking year

SIPRI Top 100 reveals stark divide in performance for the only region to record a drop in the midst of rising revenues globally.

1 Dec 2025 - 7:01AMvideocam

Chinese military aviation and shipbuilding companies in the Top 100 have seen increased revenues, while providers of ground-based arms on the list fared less well. Photo: Getty Images

China’s military

China has minimal nuclear arsenal, seeks no arms race with US: white paper

Document criticises Trump’s planned Golden Dome system, saying it would ‘pose a serious threat to outer space security’.

27 Nov 2025 - 10:00PMvideocam

China's military weapons

China’s next 5-year plan aims to narrow nuclear gap with US and Russia: analysts

Beijing’s proposed national blueprint links strategic forces with the global balance for the first time.

30 Oct 2025 - 12:11AMvideocam

US-China relations

Can the US, Russia and China break their nuclear talks impasse?

With a key US-Russia arms treaty due to expire in February, the world is at risk of entering a new era of strategic instability, analysts warn.

22 Sep 2025 - 6:44AMvideocam

China's military weapons

Could China’s hi-tech military display help it surpass Russia in arms sales?

China is poised to gain bigger share of global weapons exports, but entering markets with US ties is a challenge, analysts say.

4 Sep 2025 - 8:36PMvideocam

China’s YJ-21 anti-ship missiles are displayed during a military parade in Beijing to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters

China-Africa relations

A new model for peace? China takes its Global Security Initiative to Africa

From Somalia to Ethiopia, Chinese training scholarships are the start of an alternative to Western-led alliances.

30 Aug 2025 - 6:42PMvideocam

China's military weapons

The Front Line | China’s military has made a dramatic about-turn. The world is watching

The PLA’s ‘remarkable improvements’ in the past decade are closing the gap with the US, but geopolitics could hold back Chinese arms sales.

1 Sep 2025 - 7:19PMvideocam

Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong stocks rebound on US-China trade talk optimism

Hang Seng Index recovers from an intraday loss of as much as 0.9 per cent, snapping a four-day losing streak.

20 Aug 2025 - 4:56PM

People walk past an electronic board showing the Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong. Photo: Zuma Press Wire/dpa

European Union

Outside In | Europe’s vow to Trump to push defence budget to 5% rings hollow

Amid voter defiance and record debt, anyone who believes the governments will find an extra US$2.7 trillion by 2035 is living in dreamland.

4 Jul 2025 - 4:30PMvideocam

US-China relations

Will the US strikes on Iran push China to ramp up its nuclear arms programme?

The American attacks could erode non-proliferation efforts around the world and set a dangerous precedent for the Asia-Pacific, observers say.

27 Jun 2025 - 10:24PMvideocam

Observers say the US strikes on Iran could encourage the dangerous practice of preventive war. Photo: KCNA

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Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

China boosts peacekeeping budget share amid warnings UN may be sidelined

SIPRI says Beijing’s participation in such UN missions helps ‘project an image of itself as a responsible major power’.

Global tensions, funding crisis threaten peacekeeping missions, SIPRI warns

Landmark UN nuclear summit opens as world’s warhead count grows

Will South Korea’s ‘Goldilocks’ missile dent China’s Middle East arms ambitions?

The Cheongung-II has reportedly achieved a 96.7% intercept rate against Iranian drones and ballistic missiles.

China’s new security era in Africa: protecting assets, citizens in volatile nations

Analysts say China’s five-year plan suggests layered security, and PLA training to protect diplomats, nationals and assets from terror hits.

Why have China’s arms imports plummeted 72% over the past 5 years?

Neighbours in Asia and Oceania increase their overseas weapons purchases amid ‘fears over China’s intentions’.

How a ‘military vacuum’ in West and Central Africa opened new markets for China

Beijing has increased engagement with countries in the Sahel following the French military exit, and with Russian weapons in short supply.

Why China’s nuclear arsenal is under fire as US-Russia pact falls apart

US accusations about secret Chinese nuclear tests surface amid arms race anxieties, but Beijing says concerns over its weapons are all hype.

Hong Kong stocks drop as mainland tech firms, metals and crypto slide

Hang Seng Index follows US declines as AI worries and falling prices for gold, silver and cryptocurrency rattle investors.

How will China respond to latest West Africa coup as economic footprint expands?

Ouster of Guinea-Bissau leader Umaro Sissoco Embalo has sparked political instability fears, raising stakes for Chinese economic interests.

China’s scandal-hit arms firms drag down regional sales in record-breaking year

SIPRI Top 100 reveals stark divide in performance for the only region to record a drop in the midst of rising revenues globally.

China has minimal nuclear arsenal, seeks no arms race with US: white paper

Document criticises Trump’s planned Golden Dome system, saying it would ‘pose a serious threat to outer space security’.

China’s next 5-year plan aims to narrow nuclear gap with US and Russia: analysts

Beijing’s proposed national blueprint links strategic forces with the global balance for the first time.

Can the US, Russia and China break their nuclear talks impasse?

With a key US-Russia arms treaty due to expire in February, the world is at risk of entering a new era of strategic instability, analysts warn.

Could China’s hi-tech military display help it surpass Russia in arms sales?

China is poised to gain bigger share of global weapons exports, but entering markets with US ties is a challenge, analysts say.

A new model for peace? China takes its Global Security Initiative to Africa

From Somalia to Ethiopia, Chinese training scholarships are the start of an alternative to Western-led alliances.

.css-1f6sr3w{color:#727272;}The Front Line | China’s military has made a dramatic about-turn. The world is watching

The PLA’s ‘remarkable improvements’ in the past decade are closing the gap with the US, but geopolitics could hold back Chinese arms sales.

Hong Kong stocks rebound on US-China trade talk optimism

Hang Seng Index recovers from an intraday loss of as much as 0.9 per cent, snapping a four-day losing streak.

.css-1pcrwvc{color:#2aa191;}Outside In | Europe’s vow to Trump to push defence budget to 5% rings hollow

Amid voter defiance and record debt, anyone who believes the governments will find an extra US$2.7 trillion by 2035 is living in dreamland.

Will the US strikes on Iran push China to ramp up its nuclear arms programme?

The American attacks could erode non-proliferation efforts around the world and set a dangerous precedent for the Asia-Pacific, observers say.

The Front Line | China’s military has made a dramatic about-turn. The world is watching

Outside In | Europe’s vow to Trump to push defence budget to 5% rings hollow