Joint training centre and carrier-ready pier reflect Beijing’s strategic efforts to diversify regional maritime access, observer says.
7 Apr 2025 - 12:46PM videocam
Beijing offered a series of concessions in Trump’s first term, but has hit back with tariffs of its own in response to his latest measures.
4 Apr 2025 - 10:43PM videocam
Ground forces fire on drill target that looks a lot like the island’s main LNG storage facility.
3 Apr 2025 - 8:00PM videocam
Two YJ-21 missiles were on board an H-6K strategic bomber as it took off from an unidentified airfield in PLA video on opening day of drills.
3 Apr 2025 - 8:59AM videocam
The joint exercise Strait Thunder-2025A ‘achieved its intended objectives’, according to a military spokesman.
2 Apr 2025 - 9:07PM videocam
State media reveals attack drone requires a ground crew of five to manage flight oversight and handle payload systems.
31 Mar 2025 - 4:55PM videocam
The launch of the command points to new phase of integration with US armed forces, military mouthpiece says.
27 Mar 2025 - 2:00PM videocam
Taiwan Affairs Office urges people to send information by email on ‘accomplices’ involved in persecuting pro-unification voices.
26 Mar 2025 - 3:00PM videocam
Tokyo accuses Beijing of stoking tensions after Chinese ships expel four vessels from the vicinity of the Diaoyu Islands.
Directive taking effect in September deepens government oversight amid concerns over misinformation, online piracy and fraud.
15 Mar 2025 - 3:21PM videocam
The chairman of the National People’s Congress skipped its closing ceremony this week due to a respiratory tract infection.
12 Mar 2025 - 9:40PM videocam
China is deepening strategic ties with Russia and Iran, highlighted by ‘Security Belt-2025’ naval drills in the Gulf of Oman this month.
12 Mar 2025 - 7:28PM videocam
Staff cuts under Pentagon’s hiring freeze straining ability to monitor foreign threats in orbit, Space Rapid Capabilities Office chief says.
7 Mar 2025 - 6:27PM videocam
Australian Defence Force says fleet led by Type 055 destroyer Zunyi is northwest of Perth where USS Minnesota is docked.
6 Mar 2025 - 10:08PM videocam
The UAV has reportedly been deployed to Hainan on the northern side of the disputed waters.
3 Mar 2025 - 5:08PM videocam
State media released footage of smoke pouring from the Sierra Madre, a warship that has been grounded on the disputed Second Thomas Shoal.
The upcoming political gathering gives the leadership a chance to reflect on how far it has closed the gap in areas such as technology.
2 Mar 2025 - 6:00AM videocam
The new unit is designed to improve the use of data resources and develop advanced training methods.
28 Feb 2025 - 8:15PM videocam
CCTV report citing PLA Navy comes days after exercises in the Tasman Sea prompted monitoring by Australia and New Zealand.
Vessel being built in Wuhan, designed to carry advanced hypersonic missiles, could serve as deterrent, according to semi-official magazine.
23 Feb 2025 - 10:00AM videocam
China’s Southern Theatre Command releases video of earlier aerial encounter; US State Department says PLA was reckless in that incident.
21 Feb 2025 - 5:29PM videocam
Data-driven assessments and recruiter insights create ‘dual-engine’ selection model to determine physical, mental fitness of candidates, expert says.
The dialogue, last held in 2019, comes a week after Beijing accuses Australia of intruding into its airspace during South China Sea patrol.
The PLA Eastern Theatre Command issues strong criticism of Sunday’s passage by Canada’s naval frigate the HMCS Ottawa.
17 Feb 2025 - 2:38PM videocam
‘The side that sees first decides first, and the one that acts first will have the advantage’: retired US Army lieutenant-general writes.
14 Feb 2025 - 5:31PM videocam
New secretary of defence is pushing for allies to do more on security, while focus may be shifting from Indo-Pacific, according to analysts.
Geopolitical experts say the Chinese start-up could challenge American supremacy in AGI, the futuristic AI that could rival human cognition.
11 Feb 2025 - 8:21PM videocam
Officials in Datong apologise after firefighters break into a shop to turn on more lights to help create a holiday atmosphere in the old city.
7 Feb 2025 - 5:31PM videocam
Chinese military says it carried out ‘routine patrol’ following US-Philippine joint exercise.
5 Feb 2025 - 6:58PM videocam
Beijing to levy tariffs of 10 to 15 per cent on some American products and restrict exports of key minerals as US trade tensions escalate.
4 Feb 2025 - 9:26PM videocam