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China's naval hospital ship concludes 205-day overseas mission
China's naval hospital ship Peace Ark on Friday arrived at a naval port in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province, successfully concluding its 205-day voyage on Mission Harmony-2018.
2019-01-19 -
Chinese naval escort fleet pays friendly visit to Philippines
A Chinese naval escort fleet, composed of three vessels, arrived in Manila on Thursday for a five-day friendly visit to the Philippines, according to the Chinese Navy.
2019-01-18 -
PLA South China Sea Fleet sets sail for far-sea drill
A formation of Chinese naval ships consisting of four advanced warships under the PLA Southern Theater Command's South China Sea Fleet set sail Wednesday for deepwater exercises with the PLA's Air Force, Rocket Force and Strategic Support Force.
2019-01-18 -
China slams Pentagon's PLA report, said it disregards facts, uses Cold War mentality
The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday slammed a report released by the Defense Intelligence Agency under the US Department of Defense, saying that the US is "unprofessional, hostile and biased" toward China's military development.
2019-01-17 -
PLA launches first renewable local area electric grid
The first Renewable Local Area Electric Grid of the Chinese military built for frontier defense troops in China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has successfully generated electricity. It will benefit border troops there with safe and sufficient electricity.
2019-01-17 -
J-20 variant may be world's first two-seat stealth fighter jet: report
China's most advanced stealth fighter jet J-20 could be developed into a bomber, electric warfare aircraft and a carrier-based variant, Chinese military experts said on Wednesday as latest reports suggested a two-seat version of the warplane is under development.
2019-01-17 -
PLA Navy launches 2019 pilot recruitment assessment
The comprehensive assessment for the 2019 pilot recruitment of the PLA Navy kicked off recently in Nanjing, capital city of China's Jiangsu Province.
2019-01-16 -
ROK Navy fleet visits Shanghai
The global training vessel fleet from the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy arrived at the Wusong Military Port in Shanghai, China on Monday morning and started its four-day friendly visit.
2019-01-15 -
Senior Chinese military official meets with chief of US Naval Operations
General Li Zuocheng, Member of China's Central Military Commission (CMC) and Chief of the CMC Joint Staff Department, met with Chief of US Naval Operations Admiral John Richardson in Beijing on Tuesday.
2019-01-15 -
Zambia honors Chinese military medical aid team
The Ministry of Defense of Zambia conferred the International Cooperation Medal on the 11 members of the 21st Chinese military medical team to aid Zambia on Monday.
2019-01-15 -
Top U.S. Navy commander in Beijing to reduce risk
China and the US have expressed their deep concerns about the potential for real confrontation as a consequence of mistrust and miscalculations.
2019-01-15 -
China opposes foreign participation in Taiwan submarine production
China on Monday expressed stern opposition to participation by the United States and other countries in Taiwan's submarine production project.
2019-01-15 -
Senior military official calls for new advances in anti-graft fight
A senior military official on Monday called on the military to make new advances in the fight against corruption.
2019-01-15 -
China's 30th naval escort taskforce wraps up visit to Cambodia
The 30th escort taskforce of the Chinese PLA Navy left the port of Sihanoukville on Cambodia’s southern coast on January 12 after successfully completing a four-day friendly visit.
2019-01-14 -
Japan at pains to host American troops despite public opposition
Japan and the U.S. have constantly expanded their military deployments in East Asia, which will only escalate tensions in the region and increase the possibility of regional conflicts.
2019-01-14 -
China eyes to double recruitment of aircraft carrier cadet pilots
More than 4,500 people have passed initial selection in China's annual recruitment of aircraft carrier cadet pilots, almost twice as many as last year.
2019-01-14 -
China's 'Underground Steel Great Wall' capable of defeating hypersonic weapon attacks
Qian Qihu, recipient of the country's highest science and technology award, said that China's "Underground Steel Great Wall" could "guarantee the security of the country's strategic arsenal" against potential attacks, including those from future hypersonic weapons.
2019-01-13 -
Vice premier stresses better protection of veteran rights, interests
Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan Wednesday called for a system to safeguard the rights and interests of veterans.
2019-01-10 -
Germany is hard to assume leadership role within NATO and EU
Some analysts believe that Germany is committed to playing a more proactive role in the international arena, especially assuming a leadership role within the framework of NATO and EU.
2019-01-11 -
China's 30th naval escort taskforce visits Cambodia
The 30th Chinese naval escort taskforce arrived at the port of Sihanoukville on Cambodia's southern coast on Wednesday, kicking off its four-day friendly visit to Cambodia.
2019-01-10 -
Xi calls for "greater strategic achievements" in Party governance
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Friday called for efforts to advance Party building, and demanded "greater strategic achievements" in full and strict governance over the Party.
2019-01-12 -
Traditional Chinese Medicine debuts at UNIFIL medical conference
The medical detachment of the 17th Chinese peacekeeping force to Lebanon was invited to demonstrate Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for the first time in the UNIFIL Military Medical Exchange Lecture Hall.
2019-01-10 -
China's military major force in maintaining world peace, stability: expert
The Chinese military is an important force in maintaining the world's peace and stability, a military expert said on Wednesday.
2019-01-10 -
Chinese Air Force, CAAC sign strategic agreement on airport support
The Airport Authority of the PLA Air Force and the Airport Department of the Civil Aviation Administration of China signed a strategic framework agreement on airport support techno-sharing and talent co-cultivation.
2019-01-09 -
China launches preparation for 2019 conscription campaign
The Conscription Office of the Ministry of National Defense of the People's Republic of China recently released the Notice on Advancing the Preparation for the 2019 Conscription Campaign.
2019-01-09 -
Xi Jinping, Kim Jong Un hold talks, reaching important consensus
Chinese president Xi Jinping on Tuesday held talks with Kim Jong Un, chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea, who arrived in Beijing on the same day for a visit to China.
2019-01-10 -
China's ship-killer missiles mobilized to Northwest China plateau
China's DF-26 has been mobilized to Northwest China's plateau and desert areas, after a US warship trespassed into China's territorial waters off the Xisha Islands in the South China Sea on Monday.
2019-01-10 -
A young man who refused to serve in army subject to six punishments
A young man surnamed Hu from Linzhou County of Anyang City refused to perform military service after being enlisted and was subjected to six items of punishment by the local conscription office.
2019-01-09 -
Comment: Drama on withdrawal of US troops from Syria
Recently, the "drama" on the withdrawal of the US troops from Syria has had its ups and downs. The US President Donald Trump's different rhetoric within half a month adds further confusion to the "drama".
2019-01-09 -
PLA trains super soldiers with futuristic weapons
Equipped with futuristic individual combat weapons like grenade-launching assault rifles, corner shot pistols and knife guns, the PLA special forces are aiming to build "super" soldiers capable of "1 vs 10" and to meet the requirements of the digitalization of modern warfare.
2019-01-09 -
Xi honors two academicians with China's top science award
President Xi Jinping presented China's top science award to Liu Yongtan and Qian Qihu on Tuesday for their outstanding contributions to scientific and technological innovation.
2019-01-08 -
Chinese defense minister meets with Royal Thai Army Commander-in-Chief
Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister General Wei Fenghe met with Apirat Kongsompong, Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Army in Beijing on Monday afternoon.
2019-01-08 -
Chinese military warns off US warship and keeps alert to situation
Naval and air forces of PLA Southern Theater Command conducted whole-process monitoring of a US warship that had trespassed into Chinese territorial waters off the Xisha Islands without permission, and warned it to leave.
2019-01-07 -
China opposes US provocation in its territorial waters
China on Monday voiced firm opposition to a U.S. warship trespassing into China's territorial waters off the Xisha Islands, and urged the U.S. side to immediately stop such kind of provocative actions.
2019-01-07 -
Chinese peacekeepers help complete camp restoration project in Gao
The 6th Chinese peacekeeping engineering detachment to Mali has successfully completed the repair mission of a block trench south of the Super Camp of the MINUSMA in Gao.
2019-01-08 -
Mobile howitzers help Tibet border defense
The PLA stationed in Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region has been equipped with new vehicle-mounted howitzers, which aims to boost their high-altitude combat capability to improve border security.
2019-01-08 -
Chinese, Pakistani armies conduct joint counter-terrorism training
Special Operations Forces of the Pakistan Army and the PLA Army conducted joint counter-terrorism training successfully in the National Counter Terrorism Training Centre (NCTC) in Pabbi, Punjab Province, Pakistan on January 5.
2019-01-07 -
‘Warrior-VI’: Pakistan-China joint military drills culminate near Kharian
Special forces from Pakistan and China concluded three-week-long joint military drills near Kharian district of Punjab on Saturday, a statement from the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.
2019-01-07 -
China, Thailand kick off "Joint Strike-2019" counter-terrorism exercise
The opening ceremony of the China-Thailand "Joint Strike-2019" anti-terrorism exercise was held at ICCA in Bangkok on January 3. This is the first time that China conducted exercise with Thailand's ICCA.
2019-01-07 -
Overseas bases might be just wishful thinking for UK
The UK is working on plans to build two new military bases in the Caribbean and Southeast Asia, said Britain's Secretary of State for Defense Gavin Williamson in an interview.
2019-01-07