Tag: #PLA

PLA deploys VR tech for more efficient training

Liu Xuanzun March 27, 2021

PLA deploys VR tech for more efficient training

The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has started to use virtual reality (VR) technologies in training as it allows officers and soldiers to gain enhanced combat capability more efficiently, analysts said on Monday. A logistics support unit affiliated with the PLA Northern Theater Command Navy recently held a wartime...More

China holds naval drills in three maritime areas amid US military threats

Liu Xuanzun March 16, 2021

China holds naval drills in three maritime areas amid US military threats

The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) recently held combat-oriented naval exercises featuring different types of warships in three major sea areas, at a time when the US secretary of defense is rallying allies in the region and attempting to foster "credible deterrence" against China. The PLA Northern, Eastern...More

Honoring martyrs shows nationwide support to PLA, sincerity of easing tensions

Yang Sheng, Chen Qingqing and Liu Xuanzun February 28, 2021

Honoring martyrs shows nationwide support to PLA, sincerity of easing tensions

Patriotism and profound respect toward the People's Liberation Army (PLA) martyrs who sacrificed their lives to defend China's territory in the Galwan Valley conflict with India in June 2020 have been the hottest topics trending on Chinese social media networks in recent days, but Chinese authorities and the...More

PLA Xinjiang Military Command commissions first Type 15 light tanks

Liu Xuanzun February 04, 2021

PLA Xinjiang Military Command commissions first Type 15 light tanks

The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Xinjiang Military Command recently received delivery of and commissioned its first batch of China's newly developed Type 15 light tanks, which excels at rapid reaction combat in plateau regions, a Chinese expert said on Monday. With the commissioning, both Xinjiang and Tibet...More

Can Pacific Deterrence Initiative unite US regional allies?

Song Zhongping December 08, 2020

Can Pacific Deterrence Initiative unite US regional allies?

US lawmakers are expected to vote Tuesday over their annual defense bill. The Washington Post reported that the China-focused flagship program in the defense bill is the new Pacific Deterrence Initiative (PDI), whose aim is to establish a region wide approach to counter China in its immediate area...More

India’s acceptance of US patronage a deduction of traditional influence, won’t increase its chances in border standoff

Zhang Hui November 03, 2020

India’s acceptance of US patronage a deduction of traditional influence, won’t increase its chances in border standoff

Amid the prolonged standoff with China in the border region, India, which used to seek a balance between China and the US, moved to cozy up to Washington, with the two signing a satellite intelligence pact and vowing to jointly counter the threat of China during Tuesday's India-US...More

Return of PLA soldier bodes well for talks between China, India

Wang Qi October 28, 2020

Return of PLA soldier bodes well for talks between China, India

The PLA soldier, who went missing while helping herdsman find yak near China-India border on Sunday, was returned to Chinese border troops by Indian army early on Wednesday, PLA News reported. The Indian army's decision to return the Chinese soldier is viewed as a positive sign ahead of...More

US weapons won’t fill military gap between Taiwan and mainland

Wei Dongxu October 14, 2020

US weapons won’t fill military gap between Taiwan and mainland

The White House is moving forward with three sales of advanced weaponry to the island of Taiwan, sending in recent days a notification of the deals to Congress for approval, Reuters reported on Tuesday. This bill is much likely to be approved. Now that the White House has...More

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

China can powerfully counter US threats in first, second island chains

Wei Dongxu September 25, 2020

China can powerfully counter US threats in first, second island chains

A viral video of an H-6K bomber released by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force on Saturday has made headlines in many Western media outlets. They allege that the video shows "simulated attack on a US Air Force base on Guam." This is over-interpretation. The video actually...More

China ready for peace, and war

Hu Xijin September 20, 2020

China ready for peace, and war

Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh addressed parliament on Tuesday. Singh bragged of how righteous and brave Indian troops were, while emphasizing the importance of peacefully resolving the border crisis to China-India ties. The latter part was the keynote of his speech. Indian military's moves on border areas have...More

India ‘fired first’ in fresh border clash with China, overrates own strength by pushing for talks with force

Liu Xuanzun September 13, 2020

India ‘fired first’ in fresh border clash with China, overrates own strength by pushing for talks with force

China on Tuesday slammed Indian troops for firing first in the Monday border clash and illegally crossing the Line of Actual Control (LAC) again, which it said had destroyed tranquility on the China-India border since 1975, demanding India punish personnel who fired the provocative shot and avoid similar...More

Indian border troops’ bravado will backfire: Global Times

Left Review Online September 08, 2020

Indian border troops’ bravado will backfire: Global Times

Indian troops again illegally crossed the Line of Actual Control (LAC) into the Shenpao mountain region near the south bank of Pangong Tso Lake on Monday. They then outrageously fired warning shots at Chinese border patrol troops who came to negotiate, and Chinese border patrol troops were forced...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