China Military

Xi presents flag to PLA's information support force

The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) has set up an information support force. Chinese President Xi Jinping presented a flag to the force at its establishment ceremony held on Friday in Beijing.

Helicopters ready to land after flight training

Helicopters attached to a brigade under the PLA 71st Group Army get ready to land after a combat flight training exercise in early April, 2024.

Fighter jets take off during round-the-clock training

A fighter jet attached to an aviation regiment of the PLA Air Force takes off from the runway during a round-the-clock training exercise on April 4, 2024.

Infantrymen advance towards mock enemy's positions

Infantrymen assigned to a regiment under the PLA Xinjiang Military Command disembark from armored vehicles and advance towards mock enemy's positions during a training exercise in early April, 2024.

Military trucks maneuver on plateau

A convoy of military trucks attached to a regiment under the PLA Army moves on a zigzag road in the hinterland of a plateau region during a driving skill training exercise on April 7, 2024.

Choppers in 24-hour flight training

Maintenance men assigned to a brigade under the PLA 76th Group Army conduct power-on inspections on helicopters prior to a 24-hour flight training exercise on April 6, 2024.

Soldiers fast rope in coordination training

Fully-armed soldiers assigned to a brigade of the PLA 73rd Group Army line up to board a helicopter during a coordination training exercise with an army aviation unit in mid-March, 2024.

Fighter jets in force-on-force flight training

Fighter jets attached to an aviation brigade under the air force of the PLA Eastern Theater Command soar in the sky during a force-on-force flight training exercise in early April, 2024.

Female cadet pilots complete their first solo flights

Female cadet pilots assigned to a brigade under the PLA Army Aviation Academy complete their first solo flights on April 1, 2024.

Armored vehicles fire at mock targets

Armored vehicles attached to a regiment under the PLA Xinjiang Military Command fire at mock targets during a live-fire training exercise in late March, 2024.

Top Stories

Chinese defense ministry expresses condolences over loss of lives in Kenya's helicopter crash

According to report, a helicopter crashed in Kenya on April 18. A number of people, including the Chief of Kenya Defense Forces, General Francis Ogolla, were killed in the accident.
China mulls law revision to promote national defense education

Chinese lawmakers on Tuesday started deliberating a draft revision to the Law on National Defense Education that is expected to enhance the national defense awareness of citizens.
75 years on, a stronger PLA Navy to contribute more to world peace

This year marks the 75th founding anniversary of the PLA Navy. Over the decades, the PLA Navy has undergone steady development, starting from scratch and growing into a strategic force consisting of five services, armed with both nuclear and conventional weapons.
PLA Navy vessels host open day in their hometowns

On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, the PLA Navy organized warships in active service to call at cities with the same name and conduct open day activities with the theme of "warships returning to hometowns".
PLA Hong Kong Garrison participates in Hong Kong Tree Planting Day 2024

More than 200 representatives from the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Hong Kong Garrison participated in the Hong Kong Tree Planting Day at Tsiu Hang, Sai Kung District in Hong Kong together with local people on April 20.
45th Chinese naval escort taskforce arrives in Seychelles for friendly visit

The 45th Chinese naval escort taskforce arrived at port of Victoria in Seychelles on April 18 for a five-day goodwill visit.
19th Western Pacific Naval Symposium opens in E China

The 19th Western Pacific Naval Symposium (WPNS) opened on Monday in the port city of Qingdao in east China's Shandong Province.
China hosts 19th Western Pacific Naval Symposium

The 19th biennial meeting of the Western Pacific Naval Symposium (WPNS) opened on Sunday in the port city of Qingdao in east China's Shandong Province.
China Shenzhou-18 manned mission ready for launch after full rehearsal

China's Shenzhou-18 crewed spacecraft is poised for take-off in the coming days, as the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center conducted a full-system rehearsal on Sunday.
Chinese PLA navy to celebrate 75th founding anniversary with series of events

The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy will host a series of activities to celebrate its 75th founding anniversary from April 20 to 24, according to a navy spokesperson on Saturday.
19th Western Pacific Naval Symposium set to take place in E China

The 19th biennial meeting of the Western Pacific Naval Symposium (WPNS) will open on Sunday in the port city of Qingdao in east China's Shandong Province.
Chinese PLA embraces a new system of services and arms: Defense spokesperson

Chinese Defense Spokesperson Senior Colonel Wu Qian introduced more details about the PLA's "establishing a new system of services and arms" at a press briefing on Friday.
Information Support Force is a brand-new strategic arm of PLA: Defense spokesperson

The inaugural conference of the PLA Information Support Force was held in Bayi Building on April 19, 2024. Chinese Defense Spokesperson Senior Colonel Wu Qian introduced what kind of force it is at a press briefing on Friday.
China advocates building a cyberspace featuring peace, security, openness and cooperation

Senior Colonel Wu Qian, spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, introduced the tasks that the newly established Cyberspace Force will assume at a press briefing on Friday.
China upholds peaceful utilization of space: Defense Spokesperson

"China's space policy is clear. We are committed to peaceful utilization of space," said Chinese Defense Spokesperson Senior Colonel Wu Qian at a press briefing on Friday.
PLA Hong Kong Garrison organizes national defense education activities

The PLA Hong Kong Garrison organized the second Hong Kong youth patriotism and national defense education military experience camp at the San Wai Barracks and the Ngong Shuen Chau Barracks from April 13 to 14.

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Xi presents flag to PLA's information support force

The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) has set up an information support force. Chinese President Xi Jinping presented a flag to the force at its establishment ceremony held on Friday in Beijing.

Helicopters ready to land after flight training

Helicopters attached to a brigade under the PLA 71st Group Army get ready to land after a combat flight training exercise in early April, 2024.

Fighter jets take off during round-the-clock training

A fighter jet attached to an aviation regiment of the PLA Air Force takes off from the runway during a round-the-clock training exercise on April 4, 2024.

Infantrymen advance towards mock enemy's positions

Infantrymen assigned to a regiment under the PLA Xinjiang Military Command disembark from armored vehicles and advance towards mock enemy's positions during a training exercise in early April, 2024.

Military trucks maneuver on plateau

A convoy of military trucks attached to a regiment under the PLA Army moves on a zigzag road in the hinterland of a plateau region during a driving skill training exercise on April 7, 2024.

Choppers in 24-hour flight training

Maintenance men assigned to a brigade under the PLA 76th Group Army conduct power-on inspections on helicopters prior to a 24-hour flight training exercise on April 6, 2024.

Soldiers fast rope in coordination training

Fully-armed soldiers assigned to a brigade of the PLA 73rd Group Army line up to board a helicopter during a coordination training exercise with an army aviation unit in mid-March, 2024.

Fighter jets in force-on-force flight training

Fighter jets attached to an aviation brigade under the air force of the PLA Eastern Theater Command soar in the sky during a force-on-force flight training exercise in early April, 2024.

Female cadet pilots complete their first solo flights

Female cadet pilots assigned to a brigade under the PLA Army Aviation Academy complete their first solo flights on April 1, 2024.

Armored vehicles fire at mock targets

Armored vehicles attached to a regiment under the PLA Xinjiang Military Command fire at mock targets during a live-fire training exercise in late March, 2024.

Opinions

PLA Navy goes global to convey friendship, peace

Over the past 75 years, the PLA Navy has continued to grow and develop, becoming an important force for maintaining maritime security, world peace and stability. As the PLA Navy sails farther, it will undoubtedly play an increasingly important role in maintaining regional and global peace and stability.

Chinese Navy's commitment is seen at Western Pacific Naval Symposium

The 19th biennial meeting of the Western Pacific Naval Symposium (WPNS) was being held in Qingdao, Shandong Province, from Sunday to Wednesday. More than 180 foreign delegates from 29 countries, including major naval (maritime) defense leaders from 20 countries, attended.

Voices

Chinese navy commander proposes improved cooperation between navies

Chinese Navy Commander Hu Zhongming on Tuesday called on navies of all countries to improve communication and exchanges, enhance the quality and effectiveness of cooperation, strengthen operational coordination, and expand public goods.

China urges Philippines to observe common understandings on Ren'ai Jiao

It is in the interests of both China and the Philippines to keep the situation at the Ren'ai Jiao stable, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Monday, adding that breaching commitments and provocations would only escalate the situation and eventually backfire on the Philippines.

China firmly rejects Japan's negative actions at Yasukuni Shrine: foreign ministry

China firmly rejects Japan's negative actions related to the Yasukuni Shrine and has lodged serious demarches with Japan, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Monday.

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Exchanges

CCG participates in China-Russia Coast Guard working-level talks

At the invitation of the Border Guard Service of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), the China Coast Guard (CCG) sent a working group to Vladivostok to participate in China-Russia Coast Guard working-level talks from April 16 to 18.

Exercises

PLA conducts live-fire air defense exercise on Chinese side of China-Myanmar border

The Southern Theater Command of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) organized its army and air force troops to conduct a live-fire air defense exercise on the Chinese side of the China-Myanmar border from April 17.

Weaponry Equipment

China's Z-10ME attack helicopter makes overseas debut at Singapore Airshow

The Z-10ME is a type of medium-sized multirole attack helicopter domestically developed by China with outstanding flight performance, low-air maneuverability, firepower, survivability, ergonomics and reliability.

Other

PLA Hong Kong Garrison participates in Hong Kong Tree Planting Day 2024

More than 200 representatives from the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Hong Kong Garrison participated in the Hong Kong Tree Planting Day at Tsiu Hang, Sai Kung District in Hong Kong together with local people on April 20.

MOOTW

Chinese peacekeepers donate humanitarian supplies to primary school in South Sudan (Wau)

Recently, members assigned to the 14th Chinese Peacekeeping Horizontal Engineering Company and Level-II Hospital to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan headed to a local primary school to donate humanitarian supplies, and imparted health care and rescue skills to the teachers and students there.

Chinese peacekeepers complete main supply route maintenance mission in South Sudan (Wau)

Recently, the 14th Chinese Peacekeeping Horizontal Engineering Company to the UNMISS completed the maintenance mission for the main supply route from Turalei to Ajak-Kuac.

Chinese peacekeeping troops to Lebanon transfer engineering materials for counterparts

Recently, the 22nd Chinese peacekeeping multi-role engineering company to the UNIFIL carried out earthwork excavation on the Lebanon-Israel border and transported these defense engineering materials for Ghananian, Irish and Polish peacekeeping battalions.

UNIFIL Sector West Commander inspects Chinese peacekeeping camp

A team led by Brigadier General Enrico Fontana, newly appointed Sector West Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) visited the camp of the 22nd Chinese Peacekeeping Construction Engineering Company to UNIFIL on April 6.

45th Chinese naval escort taskforce arrives in Seychelles for friendly visit

The 45th Chinese naval escort taskforce arrived at port of Victoria in Seychelles on April 18 for a five-day goodwill visit.

45th Chinese naval escort taskforce wraps up visit to Madagascar

The 45th Chinese naval escort taskforce concluded its five-day goodwill visit to Madagascar and left the port of Toamasina on the afternoon of April 14, local time.

45th Chinese naval escort taskforce arrives in Tanzania for goodwill visit

The 45th Chinese naval escort taskforce arrived in the port of Dar es Salaam on the morning of March 23, local time, starting its five-day goodwill visit to Tanzania.

46th Chinese naval escort taskforce completes first escort task

The 46th Chinese naval escort taskforce recently completed the 1,632nd escort task in the Gulf of Aden and the waters off Somalia.

Armed forces join landslide emergency relief in SW China

A landslide occurred in Liangshui Village, Tangfang Town, southwest China's Yunnan Province, at around 6:00 am on January 22, which caused 18 houses buried and 47 people missing. Military and militia forces stationed in Yunnan Province rushed to the rescue with all strength.

Troops rush to Xinjiang for earthquake relief

A magnitude-7.1 earthquake hit northwest China's Xinjiang at 2:09 am on Jan. 23. Immediately after the earthquake, the PLA Xinjiang Military Command and the PAP Xinjiang Corps launched their emergency response mechanisms for disaster rescue and relief operations.

Chinese armed forces participate in disaster relief in quake-hit areas

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted Jishishan County in Northwest China's Gansu Province at 11:59 pm on December 18. After the earthquake, the Chinese PLA Western Theater Command quickly activated the emergency response mechanism and directed troops to carry out disaster relief overnight.

China's Y-20 transport aircraft delivers disaster-relief supplies to Nepal

After a strong earthquake struck western Nepal and caused a large number of people and property losses, two Y-20 large transport aircraft attached to the Chinese PLA Air Force were dispatched to transport emergency humanitarian relief supplies to Nepal on the morning of November 8.

China-Singapore joint military exercise concludes

China and Singapore have successfully concluded here the fifth edition of a bilateral training exercise at the Jurong Camp.

Great Wall- 2022 International Forum on Counter-terrorism kicks off in Beijing

The "Great Wall-2022" International Forum on Counter-terrorism sponsored by the Chinese People's Armed Police Force kicked off on Tuesday in Beijing. The forum, combining both on-line and off-line meetings, will conclude on August 31.

Int'l counter-terrorism forum "Great Wall-2022" to be held in Beijing

"Chinese People's Armed Police Force (PAP) is to host the International Forum on Counter-terrorism 'Great Wall-2022' in Beijing from August 30 to 31," said Senior Colonel Tan Kefei, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, at a regular press conference on Thursday.

PAP conducts joint counter-terrorism exercise in Yunnan

Recently, a mobile detachment under the People's Armed Police (PAP) Force Yunnan Contingent conducted a large-scale joint counter-terrorism exercise involving multiple specialties.

Features

75 years on, a stronger PLA Navy to contribute more to world peace

This year marks the 75th founding anniversary of the PLA Navy. Over the decades, the PLA Navy has undergone steady development, starting from scratch and growing into a strategic force consisting of five services, armed with both nuclear and conventional weapons.

China, U.S. youths commit to friendship in new chapter of Flying Tigers story

In front of a 3.7-ton stone roller and a fighter jet, two Chinese middle schools and an American school exchanged a cooperative memorandum of understanding (MoU) in the Midwest U.S. city of Dayton this week, to commemorate the Flying Tigers and Doolittle Raiders, the Americans who fought Japanese aggressors with their Chinese cohort during World War II.

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Central Military Commission

Armed Forces

Int'l Media_{on China}

Watch Russian and Chinese Ships Striking 'Enemy Submarines' in Joint Drills

Russia's Ministry of Defense has published video footage of the Russian and Chinese joint naval exercises during the third maritime patrol in the Pacific Ocean.

Int'l Militaries_{on China}

Russian President meets with Chinese CMC Vice Chairman

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with the visiting Vice Chairman of China's Central Military Commission (CMC) General Zhang Youxia in Moscow on November 8, local time.

World Military News

Global military spending surges amid conflicts, rising tensions: think tank

Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 34,151: ministry

U.S. forces smuggle stolen Syrian resources into Iraq: media

Kremlin warns against potential nuclear deployment in Poland

World Military Analysis

US exposes itself by vetoing resolution on Palestine

The overwhelming support Palestine received this time reflects the increasing number of UN members recognizing its statehood as well as the global support for the Palestinian people facing a humanitarian crisis because of the incessant attacks by Israeli forces.

Nuclear policies of US, Japan are real threats to world

The statement employed cunning rhetoric to confuse the public, which reveals US and Japan's ulterior motive of undermining global and regional strategic security and stability under the guise of the so-called China's nuclear threats. In fact, it is the US and Japan's adverse developments in nuclear policies and nuclear issues that truly threaten the world and deserve high vigilance of the international community.