PLA adopts nuclear deterrence to stop foreign intervention...
August 23, 2022
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By: Minnie Chan
The rocket force under the PLA Eastern Theatre Command conducts conventional missile tests into waters off the eastern coast of Taiwan from an undis...
Chinese military upgrades near disputed Himalayan border v...
July 16, 2022
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By: Minnie Chan
China and India remain at odds across the Line of Actual Control in the Himalayas. Photo: AP
The upgrading of China’s military projection a...
China says suspending Russia from UN human rights body set...
April 9, 2022
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By: Minnie Chan
Chinese ambassador Zhang Jun speaks ahead of voting at the UN General Assembly in New York on Thursday. China opposed the resolution. Photo: Xinhua...
China warns Nepal of external interference threat in US gr...
March 28, 2022
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By: Minnie Chan
Nepali Foreign Minister Narayan Khadka (right) and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi hold talks in Kathmandu on Saturday. Photo: EPA-EFE
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Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, India’s external affairs minister, poses with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi before their meeting in New Delhi. Photo: A...
China and Pakistan renew belt and road pledges in aftermat...
February 8, 2022
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By: Minnie Chan
Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) meets Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan at the Great Hall of People in Beijing on Sunday. Photo: Pakistan PMO...
China to start upgrading J-20 fighter engines in bid to cl...
January 21, 2022
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By: Minnie Chan
State media has shown footage of night-time exercises involving J-20 fighters. Photo: CCTV
China will start upgrading the engines of its most adv...
Winter chill brings promise of stability in China-India bo...
January 15, 2022
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By: Minnie Chan
Indian troops near the border area with China. Photo: AFP
China and India have agreed to step back from confrontation over their disputed bo...
China to host ministers from oil-rich Gulf states as Kazak...
January 10, 2022
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By: Minnie Chan
China is the world’s biggest importer of oil and gas. Photo: Reuters
Foreign ministers from the Gulf states will start a five-day visit...
China-India border: building boom in the Himalayas as Beij...
December 2, 2021
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By: Minnie Chan
The PLA has been building underground facilities along its borders with India in the Himalayas. Photo: Handout
China has built underground shelte...
Upgrades for Chinese military airbases facing Taiwan hint...
October 15, 2021
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By: Minnie Chan
Air defence sites, runways, aprons and bunkers have been expanded and upgraded at theChinese military’s Longtian airbase in Fujian province. S...
US strengthens Asia-Pacific defences by deploying floating...
October 15, 2021
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By: Minnie Chan
The USS Miguel Keith sits at anchor off a US base in Okinawa. Photo: Handout
The United States navy is strengthening its defences in the Asia-Pac...
Chinese military steps up night drills and brings in more...
September 20, 2021
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By: Minnie Chan
PLA troops are practising with advanced new weapons systems. Photo: www.81.cn
The Chinese military’s Western Theatre Command has introduced...
China-India border: PLA troops, jets, artillery ‘send warn...
September 9, 2021
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By: Minnie Chan
A screen shot from video shown on the PLA Daily website shows Chinese soldiers conducting a military drill in Tibet. Photo: Handout
Chinese fight...
China deploys long-range rocket launcher ‘as deterrent to...
April 20, 2021
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By: Minnie Chan
China’s PCL-191 multiple launch rocket system is capable of firing ballistic missiles up to 500km. Photo: Handout
The People’s Libera...
China boosts nuclear strike capability in face of growing...
December 12, 2020
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By: Minnie Chan
China is building and equipping more rocket bases. Photo: Handout
The Chinese military has increased the number of ballistic missile brigades by...
China-US tension: Beijing worries that Esper’s exit raises...
November 11, 2020
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By: Minnie Chan
US Defence Decretary Mark Esper was fired by US President Donald Trump on November 9. Esper was seen as ready to communicate with China. Photo: AF...
China, India send in supplies for thousands of border troo...
September 25, 2020
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By: Minnie Chan
Supplies are unloaded from an Indian military transport plane at a forward airbase in Leh, in the Ladakh region
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PLA got ready to fight after gunfire exchange with Indian...
September 16, 2020
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By: Minnie Chan
Chinese troops on the country’s disputed border with India raised their combat readiness to the second-highest possible last week after an excha...
China-India dispute highlights both sides’ growing militar...
June 5, 2020
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By: Minnie Chan
The PCL-181 advanced vehicle-mounted howitzer is among the weapons China has sent to the Tibetan plateau
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