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China's PLA building bunkers, hardened shelters close to Pangong Lake

Development at Pangong comes after satellite images from earlier this year revealed about half a dozen Chengdu J-20 stealth combat jets deployed at China's Shigatse base

'Enormous damage': China probing two ex-defence ministers at the same time

In the first time in its history, the People's Republic of China has made public corruption probes against two former defence ministers on the same day

China's Prez Xi continues his drive to purify PLA, instill loyalty

Xi took CMC members and department heads to visit revolutionary relics at Wangjiaping, where the CMC's headquarters was stationed

What is China's Fire Dragon missile, which PLA thinks can sink US warships?

The missiles have the ability to destroy the US Navy's Ticonderoga-class cruisers, according to a computer simulation conducted by the Chinese People's Liberation Army

Taiwan detects 11 Chinese aircraft, 8 naval vessels near its territory

Taiwan in its response, sent aircraft and naval ships and deployed coastal-based missile systems

Chinese Premier Qiang, Oz PM Albanese agree to resolve differences amicably

Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and senior ministers of both administrations met at Parliament House on Monday to discuss thorny issues, including lingering trade barriers, conflict between their militaries in international waters and China's desire to invest in critical minerals. Li, China's most senior leader after President Xi Jinping, arrived in the South Australian state capital of Adelaide on Saturday and the national capital of Canberra late Sunday in the first visit to the country by a Chinese premier in seven years. Li planned to underscore China's interest in buying a bigger stake in Australia's critical minerals sector, which is essential to the global transition to renewable energy sources, by visiting a Chinese-controlled lithium processing plant in Western Australia state Tuesday. Li visited New Zealand before Australia and is scheduled to stop in Malaysia before returning to China. Bilateral relations have improved markedly since

Taiwan detects 8 Chinese aircraft, 8 naval vessels near its territory

In response to China's action, Taiwanese armed forces sent aircraft and naval ships and deployed coastal-based missile systems to monitor China's activity

Taiwan detects 23 Chinese fighter jets, 7 naval vessels near its territory

Taiwan, officially known as the Republic of China, has long been a contentious issue in China's foreign policy

China's drills appear like 'rehearsal' for Taiwan invasion: US admiral

Admiral Samuel Paparo said that the recent military exercises of China around Taiwan 'looked like a rehearsal' for an invasion

Taiwan detects 62 Chinese military aircraft, 27 vessels in its vicinity

The Ministry emphasised that the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) military exercises, indicative of its hegemonic mindset, have undermined regional peace and stability

China stages mock missile strikes on Taiwan, uses live missiles in drills

China views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory and denounces Lai as a 'separatist'

China's 2nd day of war games around Taiwan tests ability to 'seize power'

The two days of drills in the Taiwan Strait and around groups of Taiwan-controlled islands near the Chinese coast started just three days after Lai took office

'We must not forget': How a bombing by US turned China into a superpower

China's military budget had hit a historic low in the 1990s, falling lower than even Taiwan's, till a US bomb strike became a wake-up call for Beijing

China tests advanced missile similar to one likely used by Israel on Iran

Recently tested Chinese weapon also resembles Russia's Kinzhal 'quasi-ballistic' missile

Taiwan detects 10 Chinese military aircraft, 6 naval ships around nation

In retaliation, Taiwan sent planes and naval ships and deployed air defence missile systems to monitor the PLA activity

Taiwan detects 14 Chinese military aircraft, 8 naval vessels around nation

So far this month, Taiwan has tracked Chinese military aircraft 85 times and naval vessels 71 times

After China visit, Indonesia prez-elect vows to strengthen ties with Japan

Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto said he wants to further strengthen relations with Japan as he met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday on the heels of a visit to China. Subianto, who's currently defence minister, told Kishida that the two countries are longtime friends who have built a cooperative relationship, and that he hoped to further strengthen the relationship. Japan has been seeking closer ties with Southeast Asian countries, especially in maritime security and defence, in the face of China's increasingly assertive military presence. Subianto, who will succeed Joko Widodo in October, chose Beijing for his first official overseas trip after his February election victory in a bid to emphasise steady ties with China amid rising tensions in the South China Sea, where China and the Philippines have had repeated high-seas confrontations. In his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Subianto pledged a continued friendly policy toward China. Chi

Situation along LAC is stable but sensitive: Chief of Army Staff Pande

Pande said the army continuously modernises its weaponry, and upgrades its technology for precision targeting

China flexes its might against the Philippines in disputed waters

It was a heart-pounding moment far out in the disputed South China Sea: One of at least five Chinese coast guard ships aggressively approached and sideswiped a Philippine patrol vessel, creating a loud, jarring noise that sent its Filipino crew scrambling to lower rubber fenders to cushion the boat's hull. As the high-seas faceoff unfolded on Tuesday, two Chinese coast guard ships used water cannons against a smaller supply boat carrying a Filipino admiral and his sailors. The high-pressure spray shattered the boat's windshield and mildly injured the admiral and four sailors with glass shards and splinters of debris. "That's very concerning and very worrisome, Vice Adm. Alberto Carlos later told reporters, after witnessing firsthand the Chinese actions against the supply boat Unaizah Mae 4, which he was aboard. As the highest-ranking Filipino military commander overseeing the disputed waters, Carlos joined the trip to ensure that any confrontation would not spiral out of control, th

China quietly scrubs ousted defense minister Li Shangfu from website

Picked for the defense minister job in early 2023, Li was ousted from his role without explanation in October. He was stripped of his state councilor title and membership in the government's CMC