The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) organized the "Strait Thunder-2025A" exercises in the central and southern areas of the Taiwan Straits on Wednesday.
The Eastern Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army conducted joint exercises involving land, sea, air and rocket forces around the island of Taiwan on Tuesday, stressing that this is a "just and necessary action" to defend national sovereignty and maintain national unity.
China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels on Tuesday conducted law-enforcement patrols in waters around Taiwan island in accordance with the one-China principle, amid the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command's joint exercises around the island.
The Eastern Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army's joint training exercises around the Taiwan Strait serves as a stern warning to separatist forces attempting to disrupt peace in the Taiwan Strait and safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (China Navy) launched its official account on social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) on Monday, marking the first such account established by a service or arm of the Chinese military on an international social platform.
The Eastern Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army has started inter-service combat exercises around Taiwan Island on Tuesday, according to its spokesman.
The People's Liberation Army Navy launched on Monday its official accounts on social media platforms X, formerly known as Twitter, and YouTube, in what appears to be a charm offensive targeting global internet users.
The recent patrol and exercise operations conducted by the People's Liberation Army in areas surrounding Taiwan island were intended to punish "Taiwan independence" separatists.
The recent patrol and exercise operations conducted by the People's Liberation Army in areas surrounding Taiwan Island were intended to punish "Taiwan independence" separatists, according to a spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense.
The People's Liberation Army Navy's CNS Shandong aircraft carrier carried out a joint rescue drill with a naval aviation unit recently in the South China Sea, according to the PLA Southern Theater Command.
The Chinese path to modernization breaks the preconceived logic that equates modernization with Westernization, offering the world, particularly developing countries, an entirely new development paradigm, said Nguyen Minh Hoan, head of the Department of Philosophy at the Faculty of Journalism and Communication of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, in an interview with China News Network.
The military drills by the PLA around the island of Taiwan are an act of deterrence against “Taiwan independence” secessionist attempts and interference by external forces, a necessary move of justice to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The United States maintained an active military presence in the South China Sea and frequently carried out provocative activities near China throughout last year, according to a new report.
The China Coast Guard expelled four Japanese fishing boats that entered territorial waters near the Diaoyu Islands from Friday to Monday, a spokesman said.
The navies of China and Thailand will conduct joint training near Zhanjiang, Guangdong province, from late March to early April, the Chinese Defense Ministry announced on Monday.
Japan is considering deployment of long-range missiles on the southwestern island of Kyushu, signaling what analysts warn is a shift from a defensive to a more offensive military strategy.
The calvary unit, the nation's only horse-riding cavalry, is located in Baicheng's Laohutai township and patrols a stretch of the border in northwestern Xinjiang with neighboring Kazakhstan.
The recent military exercises conducted by the People's Liberation Army in the Taiwan Strait serve as a strong warning to island authorities against their recent remarks and actions seeking separatist agendas, cautioning them not to cross the red line.
The Eastern Theater Command of China's People's Liberation Army is prepared to "smash" any attempt to challenge the country's national unity and will safeguard its sovereignty, security and interests, its commander said.
China confirmed on Monday a military drill near the Taiwan Strait, calling the exercise a firm response to external forces that deliberately condone and support "Taiwan independence" separatist activities.
The Eastern Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army is ready and able to smash any attempt to jeopardize China's national unity and safeguard the country's sovereignty, security and interests.
China's defense expenditure is reasonable and restrained, primarily aimed at addressing security risks, fulfilling international responsibilities and contributing to global security, a military spokesman said on Sunday.
The world is not a peaceful place, and peace requires safeguarding, a Chinese military spokesperson said on Sunday, elaborating on the 7.2 percent growth in China's 2025 defense budget.
China's 2025 defense budget in central government expenditures will be 1.78 trillion yuan (about $249 billion), marking a 7.2-percent growth year-on-year, a Chinese military spokesperson said Sunday.
The navies of China, Iran, and Russia will conduct the "Security Bond 2025" joint exercise in mid to early March, according to news released by China's Ministry of National Defense on Sunday. China will send the 47th naval escort fleet, consisting of the destroyer Baotou and the supply ship Gaoyouhu, to take part in the drills.
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday called for reaching a successful conclusion of the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025) for military development.
President Xi Jinping called for the Chinese military to accomplish all goals listed in its 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) when he met on Friday with deputies from the armed forces to the 14th National People's Congress.
According to a draft budget report submitted to the national legislature on Wednesday, the Chinese government is seeking a defense budget of 1.78 trillion yuan ($246 billion) for the 2025 fiscal year, a 7.2-percent year-on-year increase.
Lieutenant Colonel Zhang Dongxu, commander of a combined combat battalion of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force, said his unit now has stronger fighting prowess thanks to intensive training, new hardware and inter-service exercises.
China allowed the Philippines to dispatch a civilian vessel to deliver supplies to a warship that was illegally grounded at Ren'ai Reef in the South China Sea on Tuesday, a spokesman for the China Coast Guard said on Wednesday.