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China's defence budget could be far greater than declared
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
When China announced its 2023 defense budget on 5 March, the figure quoted by the government was CNY 1.5537 trillion (USD224.59 billion). This represented a rise of 7.2 per cent compared to the previous year, the largest percentage increase in the past four years.
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Chinese state-backed cyberattacks hack off potential adversaries
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing denies any culpability for cyberattacks, calling such accusations "baseless", but the weight of evidence rests squarely against China.
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Disturbances in the force - Recent developments in China's military
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Fissures have appeared in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in recent months, with high-profile commanders, even the defence minister, removed due to corruption allegations.
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China will show no mercy towards Taiwan's independence: CMC Vice Chairman
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A top Chinese military official has said China will show no mercy towards Taiwan's independence. This comes despite turmoil in the top ranks of the country's armed forces, Voice of America (VOA) reported.
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Xi is undeterred by internal corruption, external resistance or death
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Chairman Xi Jinping is not in the mood to let anything dampen his aggressive posturing as he prepares to take on as much of the world as he needs to. He is employing the full spectrum of diplomatic, military, trade and influence operations to advance his and Chinese interests around the worl
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China ignores the guardrails as it pursues its own form of coercion
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Despite rising tensions and the risk of miscalculation, Chairman Xi Jinping refuses to allow the People's Liberation Army (PLA) to have contact with its US counterpart.
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Uyghurs condemn 74th anniversary of Chinese invasion of East Turkistan
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
October 12, 2023, marks the deplorable 74th anniversary of China's belligerent invasion of East Turkistan, a country that China subsequently renamed "Xinjiang," which translates to 'new territory' or 'colony' in the Chinese language.
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Divisions at the top raise questions about Xi's confidence in the PLA
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Indeed, despite unrelenting directives calling for loyalty to the CCP, Xi must be wondering whether he can trust the People's Liberation Army (PLA) to perform its duty - of which an invasion of Taiwan would be the ultimate order. Conversely, the PLA may well be nervous at the direction that
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China's military releases animation on Taiwan 'reunification'
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
China’s military on Sunday released an animation depicting the journey to reunite two halves of a torn scroll across the Taiwan Strait, according to CNN.
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China’s list of disappearing leaders continues to grow
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
First it was China’s top diplomat, then the commander and political commissar of the People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF), and now the country’s minister of defense. The list of disappearing leaders just continues to mount, as Beijing draws a veil of secrecy over the obvious failure
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“No one takes Rahul Gandhi’s statements seriously”: Gajendra Shekhawat’s j
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said that the Centre’s claim that not an inch of Indian land was taken by China's People Liberation Army (PLA) troops "is not true".
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"If they point one finger towards us...": Congress leader Khurshid defends
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Ravishankar Prasad hit out at Rahul Gandhi over his remark that China has taken India’s land.
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