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Claiming it is opposing Chinese "expansionist" plans, the US routinely flouts Chinese claims of sovereignty wherever they are in dispute, dubbing the incidents... 23.03.2023, Sputnik International

China and Cambodia have begun their first ever naval drills in Cambodian waters.

The Type 071 comprehensive landing ship of the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) Navy which was carrying Chinese troops to participate in the upcoming China-Cambodia Golden Dragon-2023 joint exercise held an unprecedented drill with Cambodian vessels on Sunday.

A Type 071 comprehensive landing ship is carrying Chinese troops on their way to participate in a large-scale joint exercise with Cambodia, marking yet another major event in a busy month of foreign military exchanges by the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA).

Sun Tzu and Mao Zedong’s teachings do not embody the theoretical underpinnings of a unique Chinese way of war, but rather demonstrate widely held general principles.

China reportedly launched two new Type 052D guided missile destroyers in Dalian, Northeast Chinas Liaoning Province on Friday, a move analysts said will contribute to the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) Navys aim to become a blue-water navy.

​Chinas limited national defense spending is completely set to safeguard national sovereignty, security and territorial integrity, a military delegation spokesperson said at the ongoing two sessions on Monday, after the country announced its plan to raise the defense budget by 7.2 percent in 2023.

It is likely that China will continue its trend of steadily and reasonably increasing its military expenditure in 2023, according to predictions made by experts and analysts the Global Times has reached, as they cited China’s national defense modernization and the security tensions China is being confronted with among the reasons that incentivize the growth. A defense budget draft for the year 2023 is expected to be released at the opening of the annual session of the National Peoples Congress...

Chinese military officials condemned the U.S. Navy after a warplane was seen in international airspace over the Taiwan Strait.

The Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) kept a US spy plane under close watch when the latter flew through the Taiwan Straits on Monday, which experts said again showed that the PLA has the full control of the region and the US move is just another provocation aimed at stirring up troubles.