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We hope India can treasure the current positive situation of de-escalation in China-India border regions: Senior Colonel Long Shaohua, a spokesperson at the PLA Western Theater Command.

Several news outlets, including The Washington Times, Reuters and others, have noted a recent spike in Chinese fighter jet incursions into airspace controlled by military forces of Taiwan, where officials vow to fight to the end against China attacks. Mr. Price told reporters Wednesday that the United States “maintains the capacity to resist any resort to force or other forms of coercion that would jeopardize the security or the social or economic system of the people of Taiwan.” The State ...

Taiwan Warns It Will "Fight To Very Last Day" If China Attacks As US Warship Transits Strait  by Tyler Durden Wednesday, Apr 07, 2021 - 04:20 PM On Wednesday Taiwan issued new and rare bellicose words signaling its response plans should China attack the democratic island. As speculation abounds over Beijings increased military pressure which has included ever larger weekly and near daily military flights into Taiwans defense zones, Taipei officials have tended to downplay the possibility of a...

PLA launches drills in S.China Sea on 20th anniversary of fatal mid-air collision Liu Xuanzun Published: Apr 01, 2021 08:11 PM Four pilots and two instructors assigned to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Northern Theater Command taxi their fighter jets on the flightline in formation during a flight exam on February 26, 2021. The four pilots have just completed the training on flight combat skills, which focused on aerial confrontation and flexible tactical options, aiming to ...

PLA warplanes hold drills despite sandstorm, showing combat readiness Liu Xuanzun Published: Mar 17, 2021 07:23 PM A fighter jet attached to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Western Theater Command takes off from the runway for a real-combat flight training exercise. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Zhang Weiwei)Warplanes of the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force recently conducted flight exercises despite a severe sandstorm, a move military experts said on Wednesd...

China holds naval drills in three maritime areas amid US military threats Liu Xuanzun Published: Mar 15, 2021 07:28 PM A naval fleet comprised of the guided-missile destroyers Ningbo (Hull 139) and Taiyuan (Hull 131), as well as the guided-missile frigate Nantong (Hull 601), steams in astern formation in waters of the East China Sea during a maritime training drill in late January, 2021. Photo:China Military Online The Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) recently held combat-oriented naval ...

On Wednesday, China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) forces stalked the U.S. Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Finn as it sailed through the Taiwan Straits. Chinese officials said PLA forces threatened to respond to any provocations or threats posed by the U.S. warship. Chinese Ambassador Deng Xijun tweeted, “#China’s #PLA Eastern Command tracked &monitored the movement of #USS John Finn #destroyer as it sailed through the #Taiwan Straits ystd (10/3). The US move del...

PLA to strengthen combat readiness as US calls China strategic threat Liu Xuanzun Published: Mar 10, 2021 11:03 PM A formation of the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) Army takes part in a military parade celebrating the 70th founding anniversary of the Peoples Republic of China in Beijing, capital of China, October 1, 2019.  Photo: Xinhua  As a senior US military commander told lawmakers recently that China is "the greatest long-term strategic threat to security in the 21st century," though Ch...

China should develop military-themed video games that reflect features of the Chinese military and use them for supplementary training for the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA), according to a national political advisor during the current two sessions.

Young people from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan should be allowed to join the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to contribute to the development of national defense, as some of them have voiced such expectations, a Taiwan deputy to the National People’s Congress (NPC) proposed during this year’s two sessions.