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South China Sea: Can PLA learn from US Navy tactics with mini-carrier strike group?

Minnie Chan, South China Morning Post
Posted at Apr 13 10:03 AM

As the world's two biggest naval fleets engage in the Indo-Pacific region, China's People's Liberation Army can observe and learn from the United States Navy in adapting future tactical combined operations, according to defense analysts. Read more »

China is building more underground silos for its ballistic missiles

Minnie Chan, South China Morning Post
Posted at Mar 17 01:37 PM

Satellite images show at least 16 of the launch facilities being constructed in a PLA training area in Inner Mongolia, according to a US think tank report. It says they are designed to accommodate the country’s most powerful ICBMs, as it seeks to boost nuclear deterrence. Read more »

‘China’s military must spend more’ to meet US war threat

Jun Mai, South China Morning Post
Posted at Mar 09 01:18 PM

General Xu Qiliang, second in command of the armed forces after President Xi Jinping, said the spending was necessary to prepare the country for the “Thucydides trap”, the idea that conflict is inevitable when one power rises to displace a great one.   Read more »

South China Sea: Chinese military stages live-fire missile drill, US Navy on Paracels patrol

Catherine Wong, South China Morning Post
Posted at Feb 28 11:31 AM

The People's Liberation Army of China tests its response to repeated attack far offshore, according to a state media report. A Beijing think-tank says a US unarmed ocean surveillance vessel has been near disputed islands since Tuesday. Read more »

China detains several for social media posts on deaths of PLA ‘heroes’ at India border

Kristin Huang, South China Morning Post
Posted at Feb 23 01:40 PM

At least six people fall foul of 2018 law banning the diminishing and defaming of ‘heroes and martyrs’. One person implied that soldiers killed in the border clash were not heroes, while another said the loss of the rescue team indicated more died than China has revealed. Read more »

US alleges Stanford researcher concealed connection to Chinese army

Mark Hosenball, Reuters
Posted at Feb 20 02:19 PM

A federal grand jury has indicted a Stanford University medical researcher for allegedly concealing and lying about her membership in the Chinese military. Read more »

US, allies should seize on China’s big weaknesses to curb its global ambitions- think tank

Liu Zhen, South China Morning Post
Posted at Feb 06 01:27 PM

The United States and its allies should seize on China’s three main military weaknesses and divert the People's Liberation Army to spread its resources to immediate land, near-sea and offshore disputes to stop it from going global, a US think tank suggested.   Read more »

China says U.S. 'creating tensions' after warship sails near Taiwan

Reuters
Posted at Feb 05 09:37 AM

BEIJING - The United States is deliberately "creating tensions" and disrupting peace and stability, China's military said, after a U.S. warship sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait, the first such mission under the new Biden administration. Read more »

China gene firm providing worldwide COVID tests worked with Chinese military

Kirsty Needham, Reuters
Posted at Jan 31 09:16 AM

BGI Group, the world's largest genomics company, has worked with China's military on research that ranges from mass testing for respiratory pathogens to brain science, a Reuters review of research, patent filings and other documents has found. Read more »

China's military showcases missiles in New Year’s Eve ‘warning for Taiwan’

Minnie Chan, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 07 12:58 PM

The People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force put the spotlight on several missiles targeting “Taiwan independence-leaning forces” to mark the fifth anniversary of its founding, a warning to the self-ruled island, military experts said.   Read more »

Chinese warplanes made a record 380 incursions into Taiwan’s airspace in 2020 - report

William Langley, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 06 12:45 PM

Beijing made a record number of incursions into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone last year, but analysts say the hawkish strategy is more a signal to the world than a threat to the island’s resolve.   Read more »

Xi calls for ‘full-time combat readiness’, as China military kicks off year’s training

Liu Zhen, South China Morning Post
Updated as of Jan 05 09:47 PM

In his first order of the new year to the country’s armed forces, Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed the need for “full-time combat readiness” and said the People’s Liberation Army must use frontline frictions to polish troop capabilities.   Read more »

China now has the nuclear strength to hit back at a first strike, former PLA colonel says

Liu Zhen in Beijing, South China Morning Post
Posted at Nov 17 04:30 PM

The Chinese military has built an ‘underground Great Wall’ of tunnels to hide and move its arsenal of ballistic missiles, Wang Xiangsui tells Moganshan forum. The defenses add up to a credible ability to mount a second strike, resulting in a deterrent effect, he says. Read more »

PLA video shows armored personnel carriers driving through HK streets before exercise

Kanis Leung, South China Morning Post
Posted at Nov 08 10:27 AM

The city garrison of the People’s Liberation Army releases a video on Weibo showing live-fire exercises. The rare footage shows the drill to enhance soldier’s ‘overall ability in fighting’. Read more »

China ramps up pilot training to boost drone operator ranks

South China Morning Post
Posted at Oct 29 02:05 PM

The PLA academy of China identifies the key skills essential for drone pilots, including task planning, flight control and maintenance, as unmanned vehicles rise in military importance. As well as flying vehicles, the Chinese military uses unmanned boats, underwater vessels and cars. Read more »

Taiwan coastguard ‘drives away’ Chinese vessels including sand dredger

Lawrence Chung, South China Morning Post
Posted at Oct 27 01:07 PM

Taiwan says nearly 100 boats were seen in waters close to the Matsu archipelago, which is controlled by Taipei but located close to mainland China. Observer says the activities are part of the PLA’s ‘gray zone’ tactics designed to intimidate the self-ruled island. Read more »

S. China Sea missile drills to blame for Taiwanese plane being turned back at HK - source

Minnie Chan, South China Morning Post
Posted at Oct 22 12:42 PM

‘Dangerous activities’ cited by Hong Kong’s civil aviation department as reason for blocking UNI Air flight last week was actually a PLA air-to-air missile exercise, says an insider. A Taiwanese aircraft was unable to climb to a safe enough height to be allowed entry into Hong Kong airspace, he says. Read more »

Legendary Chinese army basketball team quits

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 20 05:00 PM

A historic Chinese basketball team founded in 1955 by members of the People's Liberation Army has pulled out of the men's and women's leagues, the CBA said Tuesday. Read more »

Taiwan condemns 'serious provocation' after Chinese jet incursion

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 11 04:29 AM

TAIPEI - Taiwan condemned the "serious provocation" by China on Thursday after its military jets penetrated the island's air defense zone for two consecutive days this week. Read more »

China says forced to take 'countermeasures' vs India at tense border

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 08 02:37 PM

China on Tuesday said its troops were forced to take "countermeasures" after Indian soldiers crossed their tense Himalayan border and opened fire.   Read more »