The navies of China and Russia will soon conduct maritime operations in the western and northern areas of the Pacific Ocean, China's Ministry of National Defense said on Wednesday.
China and Russia successfully wrapped up the four-day Northern/Interaction-2023 joint exercises in the Sea of Japan on Sunday and are expected to switch to the next phase of joint naval and air patrols in the Pacific Ocean.
The People's Liberation Army Air Force will send its best aircraft to perform at an air show in Changchun, capital of Jilin province, according to officers.
With a Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy destroyer designated as the command ship, the China-Russia Northern/Interaction-2023 joint military exercise kicked off in the Sea of Japan on Thursday.
The 43rd Chinese naval escort task force ended its visit to the Republic of the Congo on Tuesday, completing a visit to five West African countries, according to a report in the People's Liberation Army Daily.
Naval and aviation forces of China and Russia are preparing for the Northern/Interaction-2023 joint exercise in the Sea of Japan.
Defense Minister Li Shangfu said on Tuesday that China's path of peaceful development is a boon for the world, and the United States should exercise sound strategic judgment in this regard.
The People's Liberation Army followed and monitored a United States warplane that flew through the Taiwan Strait on Thursday, a military spokesman said in a statement.
Two Russian warships, Russian Navy corvettes RFS Sovershennyy (333) and RFS Gromkiy (335), arrived at the Shanghai port on Wednesday for their first friendly visit, the seventh by Russia's naval ships to Shanghai.
The United States' military doesn't need to worry about China's missile force if it does not make provocations or intimidation, the People's Liberation Army flagship media outlet said.
President Xi Jinping urged the People's Liberation Army's Eastern Theater Command to focus on missions that need to be achieved by 2027, the centenary of the PLA, and "break new ground" for the command's development and combat training.
The United States' military need not worry about China's missile force if it does not make provocations or intimidation, a media outlet under the People's Liberation Army said.
China expressed firm opposition and lodged a solemn representation to the United States after the country approved a new round of potential arms sales to Taiwan.
State Councilor and Defense Minister Li Shangfu met with Russian Navy's Commander-in-Chief Nikolai Yevmenov on Monday in Beijing.
The China-Thailand "Falcon Strike-2023" joint air force exercise will be held this month at Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base based on an annual schedule and consensus reached by the two countries.
Peace Ark, the largest hospital ship of the People's Liberation Army Navy, will soon set off for a number of countries in South Pacific for humanitarian medical work.
China is highly concerned with the recent actions from the United States, Japan and the Philippines in the South China Sea, said a defense spokesman on Thursday.
China recently carried out its first technical demonstration test in which three Twin-tailed Scorpion unmanned aircraft formed close formations.
State Councilor and Defense Minister Li Shangfu on Tuesday met with his Vietnamese counterpart Phan Van Giang in Beijing.
China has made significant breakthroughs in the development of unmanned ships, as drone vessels are now not only undergoing testing but also seeing practical deployment.
A bomber unit of the People's Liberation Army Air Force has been given the honorary title of "Role Model of the Time" by the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee.
The United States spent $43.7 billion on nuclear weapons in 2022, more than all of the other nuclear-armed states combined, according to Geneva-based International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, or ICAN.
President Xi Jinping has stressed the necessity to strengthen the all-around development of the nation's border troops, build up the capacity for border defense and control, and strive to forge a "great wall of steel" in safeguarding China's borders.
General Liu Zhenli, chief of staff of the Central Military Commission's Joint Staff Department, spoke with his Russian counterpart Army General Valery Gerasimov via video link on Friday.
China on Wednesday held a consultation meeting in Beijing with Pakistan and Iran on counter-terrorism and security, marking the first meeting of its kind.
The militaries of China and Russia on Tuesday carried out a joint aerial strategic patrol in the Asia-Pacific region, a move that experts said is conducive to peace and stability, offsetting the impact of consecutive U.S.-led provocations in the region.
China conducted a joint air patrol with Russia on Tuesday over the Sea of Japan and East China Sea, China's Defense Ministry said.
Wang Wenbin said on Monday that most countries in the Asia-Pacific have made it clear the region opposes various kinds of military blocs, does not welcome the extension of NATO to Asia and rejects the resurgence of any kind of war.
Collaboration and dialogue are needed to maintain peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region, and major powers need to act responsibly, the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore was told this weekend.
The right way for China and the US to get along is to follow the three principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation, the Chinese defense minister said at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on Sunday.