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Taiwan reports increase in Chinese military activity around region
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Of the 11 aircraft, nine crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered the island's northern, central, southwestern and southeastern Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ), the MND said.
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PLA modernising rapidly but still lacks key capabilities to conquer Taiwan
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The Chinese People's Liberation Army is making significant strides in modernisation but still faces challenges in achieving the joint warfare capabilities needed to invade Taiwan, according to a new report from the Mainland Affairs Council.
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US sheds light on alarming modernisation of PLA
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
China's investment in its armed forces constitutes the single largest military build-up since the end of World War II. The question is, why?
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Corruption, or worse, strikes again in PLA
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The People's Liberation Army (PLA), China's party-controlled military, has been hit by yet another high-profile scandal. Chairman Xi Jinping has been charge of the PLA for twelve years, but the organization seems little cleaner than when he started his ferocious anti-graft campaign.
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No 'external force' can change Taiwan's future: President William Lai ple
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Taiwan President William Lai has pledged to uphold Taiwan's self-governing status while marking the 75th anniversary of the victory over communist forces in the Battle of Guningtou, reported Taipei Times.
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Poised along the Indian border, Chinese troops are there for the long haul
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The Strategic Studies Institute of the US Army War College published an in-depth report examining PLA activity along the mountainous border in Aksai Chin opposite India in 2020-21. It considered how the PLA rapidly moved troops into the region as violence flared between Chinese and Indian tr
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Xi continues his drive to purify the PLA and instill loyalty
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Xi is heavily involved in military appointments and promotions, supposedly of candidates who are reliable, competent and loyal. Yet with so much cash being splashed around in ever-increasing defence budgets, some high-up officers in the PLA have seized the opportunity to profit personally.
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Taiwan reports increased Chinese activity near its airspace, responds swif
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
According to the Ministry, 16 PLA aircraft and 6 People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels were detected operating around Taiwan up until 6 a.m. local time.
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China's PLA enhances the capability of its helicopter fleet
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Taken by Chinese citizens, low-resolution images of the new attack helicopter performing flight testing started circulating on the internet in late March.
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China sends military aircraft, 3 ships around Taiwan despite typhoon Koinu
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
As Typhoon Koinu's storm encircled majority of the country between 6 a.m. Wednesday (Oct. 4) and 6 a.m. Thursday (Oct. 5), Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) tracked one Chinese military aircraft and three navy vessels throughout the nation, Taiwan News reported.
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"Central govt have betrayed people of Ladakh...," Rahul Gandhi
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday alleged that the Ladakh locals informed him that the Chinese have taken over the Indian land accusing the Central government of "betraying" the people of Ladakh.
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Enormous military exercise in Australia shifts focus on PLA
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
ANI asked the Australian general whether the ship’s presence would constrain the multilateral exercise. “No. So, they’ll passively collect and we’ll adjust. There are some things we don’t necessarily want to give away, and we have methods of being able to employ our forces without giving tho
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