Features
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A floating college of naval expertise
CNS Liaoning, China's first aircraft carrier, is currently serving as a training ship for the next generation of officers who will serve on the country's aircraft carriers.
2016-11-14 17:36 -
Morale and the mission
Cheng Haixia is a second class petty officer aboard the CNS Liaoning. He is also morale officer, so in his free time, the 40-year-old veteran regularly checks the ship's internal message board to help solve the problems new recruits often experience.
2016-11-14 17:44 -
Putting downs pens, picking up guns: China's soldier students
He left as a boy, but after two years in the army Zhao Songqing returned to college as a man.
2016-11-05 15:21 -
British Red Arrows debut in China
The Red Arrows arrived in China for their first ever visit on Oct. 22 and they are scheduled to perform at the 11th annual Airshow China, in Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong Province, in the first week of November.
2016-10-27 22:00 -
Chinese peacekeepers shine in Congo (K)
"Chinese peacekeepers are the messengers of friendship and peace," said Marcelin Chishambo Ruhoya, governor of South Kivu province of Congo (K).
2016-10-09 17:01 -
All for the Peace in South Sudan
Gu Jinkai walked to his No.2 sentry post as the sun set on Sept. 26. As a veteran of the 14th Chinese peacekeeping engineering detachment to Wau of South Sudan, it was the last task for Gu Jinkai in Wau, because he would return to China tomorrow.
2016-09-27 17:40 -
PLA Hones Real Combat Ability for Stronger Military
More than three years ago, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, made improving the army's combat strength a major focus in building a strong army, an idea that has since been the key goal of the military.
2016-09-26 14:50 -
China, US Compete for Transport Plane Order From Thai Army
The China-Thailand cooperation in military equipment and technology has developed by leaps and bounds in recent years.
2016-09-22 17:44 -
Navy's East China Sea fleet at the cutting edge with modern vessels, training and structure
The PLA Navy's East China Sea Fleet has drawn attention in recent years over its growing number of modern destroyers.
2016-09-19 11:32 -
Every sailor needs to face and overcome weaknesses
Under a starry night sky on the South China Sea, I saw a sailor sitting alone on the deck of a warship toying with a Rubik’s Cube. After a while, his hands fell still and his gaze fixed on the dark-blue horizon.
2016-09-19 11:18 -
Chinese and Russian Troops Conduct “Back to Back” Drills in S. China Sea
The "Joint Sea-2016" military drill between China and Russia is reaching a climax as the red and blue teams conducted their first "back to back" combat operations including joint air defense and joint anti-submarine drills on September 17.
2016-09-18 18:10 -
Chinese combat troops face gunfire, diseases in UN deployment in South Sudan
China dispatched an infantry battalion to South Sudan in 2014 for a UN peacekeeping mission. These soldiers have faced danger to fulfill China's promise to take a more prominent peacekeeping role - with some even giving their lives.
2016-09-08 14:55 -
China's military training students need toughening up
In China, military camps are part of a nationwide training network in which 50 million Chinese children aged 9 to 18 receive a brief army-style education.
2016-09-08 10:55 -
Cambodian Prime Minister: Cambodia is not Vietnam's puppet
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on August 26 that Cambodia has nothing to do with South China Sea. His country is not Vietnam's puppet and will not serve Vietnam's interests.
2016-08-31 10:00 -
China's female missile launchers, winning battles and hearts
The brigade established China's first female missile launch company in 2011, recruiting about 35 young soldiers, mainly for handling tactical ballistic missiles. Current members have an average age of 24.
2016-08-28 19:59 -
PLA Air Force's South China Sea patrol a "New Normal"
The PLA Air Force conducted two patrols over the Huangyan Island, which had something to do with the so-called South China Sea arbitration and also demonstrated Chinese military's stance that it is able to conduct effective management and control in the region.
2016-08-25 09:51 -
Long March veteran continues fighting
Flanked by his ever-watchful nurse and carer, 101-year-old Red Army veteran Wang Chengdeng slowly but surely made his way towards an applauding Chinese media pack.
2016-08-23 23:30 -
Is China deploying its own missile defense system?
Anti-missile test technology is advancing every second and all of the world's major powers are accelerating their development. If our technology is a little stagnant, China will not secure its place at the world area, let alone the capacity to win a war.
2016-08-22 11:26 -
China launches first-ever quantum communication satellite
Quantum physics is the study of the basic building blocks of the world at a scale smaller than atoms. These tiny particles behave in a way that could overturn assumptions of how the world works.
2016-08-16 17:49 -
U.S. Is Instigating "Arms Race On the Sea"
Participants in the Asian Pacific arms race find themselves in a security dilemma-their military scale-up even for defense purpose would be considered a threat by other countries that they need to respond to. Such a race poses a security dilemma that the involved nations find hard to stay away from.
2016-08-12 16:46 -
Eagle hunting from the tree top
The Chinese PLA Aviation is a vital component of the ground force, an important mark of the ground force transforming from flat to three-dimensional, and a key support in building a modern and strong army.
2016-08-06 21:05 -
Wedding on a flooded frontline
Can there be a wedding if there is no red carpet, bouquet, stage lighting, music or even the most important thing, the ring?
2016-07-12 09:53 -
Report on China's Military Fans released
There are about 140 million military fans in China, including 2 million core military fans and 100,000 military fans with special military knowledge. Military fans accounted for about 15% of Chinese netizens.
2016-06-22 16:09 -
H-6K bomber, ace of PLA Air Force
The new H-6K bombers of the PLA Air Force flew several thousand kilometers for nearly 10 straight hours during a recent drill. They set a new record for continuous flight time and range while flying over the sea.
2016-06-06 08:41 -
Chinese peacekeepers to Lebanon clear more than 2000 mines in 10 years
Since China started to join UN peacekeeping operations in Lebanon in 2006, Chinese peacekeepers have cleared more than 2,000 landmines and more than 1,500 unexploded ordnances with no casualties in the past 10 years.
2016-06-12 16:58 -
Feature: Tell you a true Yongxing Island
Readers have many questions about the Yongxing Island. What kind of island is it? Is it militarized? What do the Chinese troops stationed on the island look like? Are the military deployments on the Yongxing Island necessary? With these questions in mind, our journalist Guo Yuandan recently went to the Xisha Islands to find out a true Yongxing Island.
2016-04-21 19:03