Tag: #Military

Time for China to toughen up on insincere India

Liu Zongyi October 03, 2020

Time for China to toughen up on insincere India

Only three days after the sixth round of the China-India military commander-level meeting on Monday with consensus reached by the two sides to cool rising border tensions, The Hindu quoted a "senior [Indian] government official" and suggested "If PLA (People's Liberation Army) comes close, Indian troops can fire."...More

Chinese navy escorts Indian oil tanker in dangerous waters amid strained ties

Guo Yuandan September 19, 2020

Chinese navy escorts Indian oil tanker in dangerous waters amid strained ties

The Chinese navy on Saturday successfully escorted an Indian oil tanker carrying 31 Indian crew members to a designated sea area in the Gulf of Aden and received a thank-you note from the tanker's captain, the Global Times learned on Monday. The escort came amid the recently strained...More

Taiwan’s potential deployment of US-made missiles, mines easy to counter: Experts

Liu Xuanzun August 14, 2020

Taiwan’s potential deployment of US-made missiles, mines easy to counter: Experts

The island of Taiwan is reportedly in discussions with the US over the purchase of cruise missiles and sea mines, and claimed they will potentially be deployed as coastal defense and amphibious landing deterrence. The intention to purchase these weapons only emphasized Taiwan's outdated war concepts and military...More

Chinese H-6J bomber’s S. China Sea deployment ‘to suppress US provocations’

Liu Xuanzun August 14, 2020

Chinese H-6J bomber’s S. China Sea deployment ‘to suppress US provocations’

The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's newly revealed bomber, the H-6J, was recently deployed on Yongxing Island in the South China Sea for the first time, foreign media reported on Wednesday. The move will enable the PLA to suppress and jam provocative US military activities in the...More

If war breaks out between China and the US, which side will have the upper hand?

Hu Xijin August 13, 2020

If war breaks out between China and the US, which side will have the upper hand?

People often ask me, if a military clash breaks out between China and the US, which side will be the winner? In terms of overall military strength, who is more powerful, China or the US? It must be the US. However, when it comes to China's coastal waters,...More

As China and US try to iron out military differences, challenges remain

Left Review Online November 22, 2019

As China and US try to iron out military differences, challenges remain

The face-to-face meeting between Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister Wei Fenghe and US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper on Monday morning in Thai capital Bangkok was necessary now more than ever. As the trade war simmers, speculations about possible US missile deployment in Asia and the US...More

How Chinese troops trained for National Day parade

Guo Yuandan & Liu Xuanzun for Global Times September 28, 2019

How Chinese troops trained for National Day parade

Beijing. Military officers and soldiers were seen training in preparation for the upcoming National Day parade to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, after the military parade training center in Beijing opened to the media on September 17. On the training...More

Chinese President Xi Jinping signs order on trial regulation to supervise military training

Yang Sheng for Global Times February 15, 2019

Chinese President Xi Jinping signs order on trial regulation to supervise military training

Beijing. Xi Jinping, chairman of the Central Military Commission, has signed an order to release a trial regulation on the supervision of military training, the first of its kind in the country. A military expert said the move provides a systemic guarantee. The regulation, which takes effect on...More