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PLA Air Force’s Red Falcon Aerobatic Team arrives in Laos for first performance abroad

Liu Xuanzun and Guo Yuandan January 17, 2024

PLA Air Force’s Red Falcon Aerobatic Team arrives in Laos for first performance abroad

JL-8 trainer jets of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force's Red Falcon Aerobatic Team arrived in Laos on Saturday in preparation for its first-ever flight performance in a foreign country, with experts saying on Sunday that the visit will contribute to development of the two countries'...More

Gansu holds mourning events for victims of 6.2-magnitude earthquake

Zhao Yusha December 28, 2023

Gansu holds mourning events for victims of 6.2-magnitude earthquake

A mourning event for the victims of the 6.2-magnitude earthquake was held on Monday in Jishishan county, Northwest China's Gansu Province. Impacted areas in Gansu and the neighboring Qinghai Province are focusing on the re-settlement of victims and treating the injured while gradually resuming school, work, and production,...More

Staged performance by the Philippines, US, Western media a total flop: Global Times editorial

Global Times October 01, 2023

Staged performance by the Philippines, US, Western media a total flop: Global Times editorial

Recently, in the waters near Huangyan Dao in the South China Sea, a series of actions that clearly appear to be "premeditated" have created tension. A vessel of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources of the Philippines, without China's permission, intruded into the adjacent waters of Huangyan...More

China’s aircraft carrier Shandong sails past Taiwan island for second far sea drill of the year, two days after US and Canadian warships’ provocative Straits transit

Liu Xuanzun September 13, 2023

China’s aircraft carrier Shandong sails past Taiwan island for second far sea drill of the year, two days after US and Canadian warships’ provocative Straits transit

China's aircraft carrier Shandong reportedly sailed past the island of Taiwan and entered the West Pacific on Monday for its second far sea exercise of the year, two days after US and Canadian warships made a provocative transit in the Taiwan Straits. The Shandong aircraft carrier group of...More

Diplomats of China, US meet amid tense military standoff; ‘bilateral ties enter a more complicated phase of game’

Liu Xin and Liu Xuanzun June 08, 2023

Diplomats of China, US meet amid tense military standoff; ‘bilateral ties enter a more complicated phase of game’

The recent interactions between senior Chinese and US officials are a contrast to the tit-for-tat actions and war of words between the two militaries over the Taiwan Straits and the South China Sea, which analysts said highlighted the fact that China and the US have entered a more...More

Shandong aircraft carrier group hosts J-15 fighter sorties on final day of PLA drills encircling Taiwan island, forming blockade

Liu Xuanzun and Guo Yuandan April 13, 2023

Shandong aircraft carrier group hosts J-15 fighter sorties on final day of PLA drills encircling Taiwan island, forming blockade

The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command has successfully wrapped up all missions in the combat alert patrols and "Joint Sword" exercises encircling the island of Taiwan from Saturday to Monday, and a comprehensive testing of the integrated joint operational capabilities of multiple military services and...More

Japan, India start fighter jet drills ‘with growing military ambitions instigated by US against China’

Liu Xuanzun January 18, 2023

Japan, India start fighter jet drills ‘with growing military ambitions instigated by US against China’

Japan and India on Monday launched their first joint fighter jet exercise, a move analysts said exposed the two countries' growing military ambitions against China under the instigation of the US. The 11-day Veer Guardian-23 aerial maneuvers are scheduled to run until January 26 in the airspace around...More

Taiwan policy shift in Washington is born out of desperation: former US Marine

Left Review Online August 26, 2022

Taiwan policy shift in Washington is born out of desperation: former US Marine

Editor's Note: The US is out of time. China's economic and military rise means that as each year goes by the US is less and less able to hold any sort of advantage over China should it provoke a conflict either directly or by proxy, said Brian Berletic...More

PLA Navy’s 14 years of missions in blue waters safeguard intl trade routes, win more overseas recognition

Guo Yuandan and Liu Xuanzun August 03, 2022

PLA Navy’s 14 years of missions in blue waters safeguard intl trade routes, win more overseas recognition

This year marks the 95th founding anniversary of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), which emerged from the flames of war, fought against various powerful opponents, and triumphed. State Councilor and Defense Minister Wei Fenghe pointed out in his speech at the 19th Shangri-La Dialogue that the Chinese...More

Military officer devoted to border defense in Xizang, accomplishing CPC member duty by serving the people

By Shan Jie and Wu Jun August 03, 2022

Military officer devoted to border defense in Xizang, accomplishing CPC member duty by serving the people

Editor's Note: Who is the Communist Party of China (CPC)? What is the CPC's role in the new era? The CPC has grown into one of the largest parties in the world in the process of leading the Chinese people in seeking liberation and happiness, making China as...More

Newly commissioned J-20 stealth fighters on combat alert

Liu Xuanzun January 22, 2022

Newly commissioned J-20 stealth fighters on combat alert

J-20 stealth fighter jets that entered service with an ace unit of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Northern Theater Command Air Force last year have now formed combat capabilities and already started to carry out combat alert duties, the unit's commander announced on Monday. Senior Colonel Li...More

India sleepwalks on border issue: Chinese Media

Left Review Online October 15, 2021

India sleepwalks on border issue: Chinese Media

China and India held the 13th round of corps commander-level talks on Sunday. The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Western Theater Command released a statement early Monday morning, saying that China has made tremendous efforts to ease and calm the border situation, while India insisted on unreasonable and...More

China needs to make a plan to deter extreme forces of Australia

Hu Xijin May 08, 2021

China needs to make a plan to deter extreme forces of Australia

Given that Australian hawks keep hyping or hinting that Australia will assist the US military and participate in war once a military conflict breaks out in the Taiwan Straits, and the Australian media outlets have been actively promoting the sentiment, I suggest China make a plan to impose...More

China’s 2nd aircraft carrier group holds 1st drill in 2021 in S.China Sea, ‘training for combat preparedness’

Liu Xuanzun May 04, 2021

China’s 2nd aircraft carrier group holds 1st drill in 2021 in S.China Sea, ‘training for combat preparedness’

An aircraft carrier group led by China’s second aircraft carrier, the Shandong, is conducting a series of exercises in the South China Sea in its first known voyage of the year, almost immediately after the country’s first carrier, the Liaoning, left the region, and Chinese analysts said on...More

PLA prepared as US, secessionists provoke

Liu Xuanzun April 13, 2021

PLA prepared as US, secessionists provoke

Multiple branches of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) are continuing large-scale military exercises near the island of Taiwan, at a time when Taiwan secessionists insisted on making provocative statements and holding drills, and the US sent a warship through the Taiwan Straits on Wednesday and voiced support...More