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A popular video game in China has been identified by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) as a potential threat to combat readiness. Excerpts from the Chinese-language article from the People’s Liberation Army Daily, a state-run media outlet for the military, were posted in the South China Morning Post. The game has already infiltrated … […]

A simmering conflict between India and China in a remote border region in the mountains is showing no signs of abating, as more soldiers and military hardware are reportedly moving towards what is being openly discussed as a possible war by the media in both countries. The conflict, a border dispute in a rugged area […]

China officially launched the first of a new type of domestically built destroyer on Wednesday.  The 10,000 ton warship is the latest addition to China’s rapidly expanding military. The new destroyer, the first in a class China has dubbed “Type 055,” is said to be a significant leap forward in terms of technology employed by […]

Last month, China was gearing up to celebrate the 68th anniversary of the establishment of the People’s Liberation Army’s Navy, which would be punctuated by the launch of the first-ever entirely Chinese-constructed aircraft carrier. On April 23rd, the PLA uploaded a poster to their various social media outlets depicting China’s first (and only) aircraft carrier […]

Chinese President Xi Jingping announced a restructure of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on Wednesday.  According to Chinese state media outlets, the shift is intended to transform the PLA into a leaner fighting force and improve its joint operations capabilities. The new structure will condense China’s military into 84 units and place more emphasis on […]

BEIJING — The action-packed, prime-time segment on Chinese state-run television featured an elite police force storming a gated desert compound and sprinting toward a white, three-story house. To some viewers, that house looked familiar. The structure bore an uncanny resemblance to the compound in Pakistan where United States Navy SEALs killed Osama bin Laden in […]

The People’s Liberation Army of China recently made an official statement saying that, “‘A war within the president’s term’ or ‘war breaking out tonight’ are not just slogans, they are becoming a practical reality.” Such a public statement was not made off the cuff by a reckless PLA official; this signals a deliberate warning from the […]

China’s military warned on Friday that “hostile forces” were seeking to spread online rumors about the ongoing reform of the armed forces, which will see 300,000 soldiers laid off, and admitted some of the rumors were having a damaging effect. Chinese President Xi Jinping unexpectedly announced last September that he would cut troop numbers by […]

Xi’s reforms include establishing a joint operational command structure by 2020 and rejigging existing military regions, as well as cutting troop numbers by 300,000, a surprise announcement he made last year.

China has been moving rapidly to upgrade its military hardware, but integration of complex systems across a regionalized command structure has been a major challenge.

High-level PLA officers say that China will increase cooperation with the Syrian military and conduct military exchanges and training.

When President Xi Jinping of China visited President Obama at the White House last September, he startled many with reassuring words about his intentions for the Spratly Islands, a contested area where the Chinese government has been piling dredged sand and concrete atop reefs for the past few years and building housing and runways on them. “China does not intend to […]

China’s leadership is resisting pressure from elements within the military for a more forceful response to an international court ruling against Beijing’s claims in the South China Sea, sources said, wary of provoking a clash with the United States. China refused to participate in the case overseen by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The […]