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Xi Jinping wants Chinese military to become world-class fighting force

Jack Lau, South China Morning Post
Posted at Oct 17 05:42 PM

Xi’s work report to the 20th party congress cites the need to ‘win regional wars’, though his speech at the Great Hall of the People makes no mention of it. A return of the phrase is a welcome sign that the PLA will focus on smaller-scale warfare, an observer says. Read more »

Fewer US spy planes spotted over S. China Sea during PLA’s Taiwan drills

Amber Wang, South China Morning Post
Posted at Sep 04 09:20 AM

A Beijing-based group says US sorties in the area were down by a third in August. ‘US aircraft made five sorties to the north and east of the island’ while the exercises were under way. Read more »

How Pelosi’s Taiwan trip set off a new wave of US-China electronic warfare

Minnie Chan, South China Morning Post
Posted at Aug 14 11:09 AM

The PLA's eyes in the sky and at sea sought to track the aircraft carrying the US House speaker. And a US reconnaissance aircraft was detected over waters near Taiwan during the PLA's war games after Pelosi's trip, a Beijing think tank says. Read more »

China sends drones over Taiwan island after Pelosi trip

Lawrence Chung, South China Morning Post
Updated as of Aug 05 08:54 AM

The Chinese military’s decision to send drones over Quemoy island has left Taiwan facing a dilemma over how to respond. Read more »

China's 'aggressive' military drills not justified — G7

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 04 02:25 AM

Twenty-seven Chinese warplanes flew into Taiwan's air defense zone Wednesday, said the self-ruled island which Beijing considers its territory. Read more »

China could send drones over Taiwan after Pelosi trip

Amber Wang, South China Morning Post
Posted at Aug 03 11:08 PM

The PLA could send drones over Taiwan and conduct regular drills within what the island sees as its territorial waters in response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit, according to military experts. Read more »

Taiwan to hold air-raid drills simulating China attacks

Lawrence Chung, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jul 13 07:13 AM

Taiwan will stage island-wide drills simulating missile and warplane attacks by the People’s Liberation Army, as tensions soar across the strait. Read more »

Taiwan musician mapping mainland China’s military sites

Lawrence Chung, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jul 04 09:55 PM

Taiwanese university student Joseph Wen has just graduated with a degree in music but for the past two years his personal obsession has been mainland China’s military. Read more »

Taiwan installing 'Bee Eye' radars to track China military

Lawrence Chung, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jun 10 04:01 AM

Taiwan will deploy home-grown Bee Eye radars on its outlying islands from next year as it tries to bolster its air defense systems amid soaring tensions with Beijing. Read more »

Taiwan expands intel ops center to keep tabs on China military

Lawrence Chung, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jun 09 04:51 AM

Taiwan’s defense ministry has expanded its joint intelligence operations centre in the face of growing military threats from Beijing. Read more »

China accuses Canada of stepping up recon

Amber Wang, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jun 07 01:40 AM

Beijing on Monday accused Canadian warplanes of stepping up reconnaissance against the Chinese military. Read more »

Marcos wants econ recovery plan to guide taxes, debt payments

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 26 03:02 PM

President-elect Ferdinand Bongbong Marcos Jr on Thursday said he wants an economic recovery plan to guide fiscal policy including debt repayment. Read more »

China steps up real-life combat drills near Taiwan

Liu Zhen, South China Morning Post
Posted at May 05 08:20 AM

The People’s Liberation Army says it has intensified “realistic combat” exercises in the East China Sea, as Beijing’s tensions with Taiwan boil over. Read more »

New China military rule seen to cement troops loyalty to Xi

Minnie Chan, South China Morning Post
Posted at Apr 30 08:21 AM

Lower-ranked officers in the People’s Liberation Army will soon have more scope to supervise senior brass. Read more »

China looks for new drones, intelligent vehicles

Liu Zhen, South China Morning Post
Posted at Apr 13 06:29 AM

China's military has brought together hundreds of arms makers to showcase their products as the PLA looks for new drones and intelligent vehicles to boost logistics. Read more »

Is Russian attack on Ukraine blueprint for China's Taiwan plans?

Liu Zhen, South China Morning Post
Posted at Feb 26 12:57 AM

Chinese experts say Russia’s rapid tactics in Ukraine are likely to be replicated in any PLA attack on Taiwan. Read more »

Taiwan troops simulate urban warfare with China

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 06 11:19 PM

Democratic Taiwan lives under constant threat of an invasion by authoritarian China, which claims the self-ruled island as part of its territory. Read more »

Chinese aircraft carriers in separate S. China Sea, Pacific drills

South China Morning Post
Posted at Dec 22 08:05 AM

The Chinese navy's two active aircraft carriers have been deployed for separate drills, in the contested South China Sea and the Pacific Ocean Read more »

PLA conducts more live-fire drills in South China Sea

Liu Zhen, South China Morning Post
Posted at Dec 16 01:15 PM

The People’s Liberation Army is conducting at least three live-fire drills starting from Wednesday in waters to the east and south of Hainan Island and in the Beibu Gulf, known as the Gulf of Tonkin in Vietnam, according to notices issued by local maritime safety authorities. Read more »

Monkey-brain study with link to China's military roils top European university

Kirsty Needham and Stine Jacobsen, Reuters
Posted at Nov 18 09:58 PM

The professor, Guojie Zhang, is also employed by Shenzhen-based genomics giant BGI Group, which funds dozens of researchers at the university. Read more »