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Major restructure sees PLA air force take over naval aircraft
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA), an armed force beholden to the Chinese Communist Party, is the world’s largest military. Its pursuit of “jointness” between the various armed services has been made evident in the recent blockade of a Philippine outpost in the South China Sea, and in the r
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China expresses hope of strengthening military ties with Bangladesh army
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Chinese Embassy in Bangladesh made the statement as it held a reception on Monday to celebrate the 96th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA).
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Deterrence against China is the goal for US military
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
RAND’s analysts gloomily assessed that US all-domain military “superiority is gone, surely with respect to China, but in significant ways with respect to the forces of other, less powerful adversaries as well, and it is not coming back … And herein lies the nub of the problem: Neither today’
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China shows off military wares in Southeast Asia
Updated : 3 years ago IST
China had both military platforms of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and commercial companies exhibiting at this popular show on the tropical island of Langkawi in the Strait of Malacca.
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China planning to impose an "underwater denial zone" to obstruct submarine
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Institute of National Defense and Security Research fellow Su Tzu-yun said that Taiwan has not invested enough into surveying its surrounding waters, reported Taipei Times.
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Taiwan tracks 91 Chinese aircraft, 12 naval ships
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
In the official release, Taiwan's Defence Ministry said, "91 PLA aircraft and 12 PLAN vessels around Taiwan were detected by 6 a.m.(UTC+8) today. 54 of the detected aircraft had crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan's southwest and southeast ADIZ."
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China concludes 3-day live-fire drills near Taiwan
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The three-day live-fire drills started by China in response to Taiwan President Tsai Ing-Wen's recent visit to the US concluded on Monday, Al Jazeera reported.
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Chinese military raises tensions everywhere it goes
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Is there any place where China is not exacerbating security concerns? Nearly everywhere one looks, China is ratcheting up tensions and flexing its muscles, whether in the South China Sea, around Taiwan, along the border with India, in the East China Sea, is steadfastly supporting Russia in a
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China-Cambodia hold first maritime drills ahead of joint exercise in Cambo
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
As the fifth joint exercise between the armed forces of China and Cambodia, the annual Golden Dragon-2023 will be held from Monday to April 8, with more than 3,000 personnel and over 300 vehicles from both sides participating in exercises focused on operations for the security of important e
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China plans to construct railway line to Tibet along Line of Actual Contro
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
As per the report by Railway Technology, the project will cover new routes that will continue up to China's borders with India and Nepal.
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China plans to triple nuclear warheads to 900 by 2035: Report
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The blueprint, prepared by the People's Liberation Army, has been approved by Chinese President Xi Jinping, head of the military, who has been eager to strengthen Beijing's deterrence against Washington.
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China plans to use water as a weapon: Report
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Water wars are conflicts that occur between countries, states, or groups over water resources, where water can be a trigger of conflict or even used as a weapon of war.
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