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"Reunification of our motherland unstoppable": Chinese President Xi Jinpin
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The drills, codenamed 'Justice Mission 2025', saw the PLA Eastern Theatre Command dispatch its Army, Navy, Air Force, and Rocket Force troops to conduct joint military drills in the Taiwan Strait and in areas to the north, southwest, southeast, and east of Taiwan.
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China expands missile base in Tibet, fuelling regional tensions
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Analysts suggest that the site is part of the expanding network of the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF), intended to enhance Beijing's long-range missile reach, as reported by Phayul.
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Beijing arms for war: DF-17 hypersonic missiles raise direct threat to Tai
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
China's move to deploy Dongfeng-17 (DF-17) hypersonic ballistic missiles at a People's Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF) base close to Taiwan has raised alarm among defence analysts, who believe the weapon could endanger both US forces in the Western Pacific and Taiwan itself, as reported
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China suspends top military official, places him under investigation for c
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Admiral Miao Hua (69) heads the Political Work Department of the CMC. He is considered a close protege of Xi Jinping, and had served as a political officer in the army in Fujian when Xi was a local official there in the 1990s and early 2000s.
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India set to test over 1,000 km strike range anti-ship ballistic missile
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
At a time when defence forces are looking at creating a rocket force, India is all set to soon test fire a new long-range anti-ship ballistic missile which would be able to hit moving warships or aircraft carriers at distances of over 1,000 kms.
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China: President Xi directs PLA rocket force to strengthen deterrence and
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
China President Xi Jinping inspected a brigade of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Rocket Force where he directed the troops to strengthen deterrence and combat capabilities, Global Times reported.
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China conducts intercontinental ballistic missile test launch to high seas
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The missile, carrying a dummy warhead, was fired by the People's Liberation Army (PLA)'s Rocket Force and landed on the high seas of the Pacific Ocean, Global Times reported, citing the Defence Ministry's statement.
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PLA undergoes major restructure as it emphasises information capabilities
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Xi Jinping slashed 300,000 troops, created joint theater commands, revamped various umbrella departments and elevated the PLA Rocket Force.
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China's rapidly expanding nuclear weapon stockpile remains opaque
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Without providing the world with any word of explanation, in the past five years the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF) of China has expanded the types and quantity of its nuclear-tipped weapons more than at any point in its history.
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Is Xi Jinping's "China Dream" beginning to crumble?
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Chairman Xi Jinping used to have the Midas touch. Everything he touched seemed to turn to gold, to China's benefit. However, after amassing the greatest amount of concentrated power since Mao Zedong, it seems that much of what China's paramount leader touches is now crumbling into dust.
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After Pralay, defence forces may opt for medium-range ballistic missiles i
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The defence forces in recent times have been given clearance to induct the Pralay ballistic missiles in significant numbers for being used in conventional roles.
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China’s list of disappearing leaders continues to grow
Updated : 2 years, 5 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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