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Naval service group conducts training assessment Naval service group conducts training assessment

A ship-borne helicopter attached to a naval service group under the Chinese PLA Southern Theater Command lands on the comprehensive supply ship Weishanhu (Hull 887) during a training assessment in early July, 2025.

Military vehicles march towards training ground Military vehicles march towards training ground

Military vehicles attached to an artillery detachment under a brigade of the Chinese PLA Army march towards training ground during a long-distance maneuver training exercise on June 18, 2025.

Multiple helicopters participate in flight training Multiple helicopters participate in flight training

A group of helicopters attached to a brigade under the Chinese PLA 75th Group Army lift off successively for a flight training exercise in early July, 2025.

Army driver performs Army driver performs "figure-eight" maneuver

Army driver assigned to the Chinese PLA 72nd Group Army performs "figure-eight" maneuver during a driving assessment on July 2, 2025.

China Focus: Shenzhou-19 astronauts meet press after return from space China Focus: Shenzhou-19 astronauts meet press after return from space

The three astronauts from China's Shenzhou-19 crewed mission met the press in Beijing on Wednesday, their first public appearance after returning to Earth in April.

Comprehensive maritime rescue training underway Comprehensive maritime rescue training underway

Type 925 rescue and salvage ship Wuliangsuhai (Hull 845) and the sea tugboat Beituo 735 attached to the navy under the Chinese PLA Northern Theater Command sail on the sea during a recent comprehensive maritime rescue training exercise.

Howitzer spits fire on plateau Howitzer spits fire on plateau

A Type PCL-181 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer attached to a regiment under the Chinese PLA Xinjiang Military Command spits fire at target during a live-fire shooting training exercise in recent days.

Surface-to-air missile systems participate in comprehensive training Surface-to-air missile systems participate in comprehensive training

Soldiers assigned to a surface-to-air missile unit with the air force under the Chinese PLA Eastern Theater Command hoist and load surface-to-air missile onto a missile launching truck during a comprehensive training exercise in late June, 2025.

Fighters line up for training mission Fighters line up for training mission

All-weather, twin-seat, twin-engine, multi-role J-16 fighter jets attached to an aviation brigade with the air force under the Chinese PLA Eastern Theater Command taxi on the flightline in close formation before taking off for a multi-subject flight training exercise.

Close-ups of aircraft carrier Shandong Close-ups of aircraft carrier Shandong

The photo shows the aircraft carrier Shandong berthing in the Victoria Harbor of Hong Kong in south China on July 4, 2025.

Naval service group conducts training assessment
Military vehicles march towards training ground
Multiple helicopters participate in flight training
Army driver performs
China Focus: Shenzhou-19 astronauts meet press after return from space
Comprehensive maritime rescue training underway
Howitzer spits fire on plateau
Surface-to-air missile systems participate in comprehensive training
Fighters line up for training mission
Close-ups of aircraft carrier Shandong
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Naval service group conducts training assessment Naval service group conducts training assessment

A ship-borne helicopter attached to a naval service group under the Chinese PLA Southern Theater Command lands on the comprehensive supply ship Weishanhu (Hull 887) during a training assessment in early July, 2025.

Military vehicles march towards training ground Military vehicles march towards training ground

Military vehicles attached to an artillery detachment under a brigade of the Chinese PLA Army march towards training ground during a long-distance maneuver training exercise on June 18, 2025.

Multiple helicopters participate in flight training Multiple helicopters participate in flight training

A group of helicopters attached to a brigade under the Chinese PLA 75th Group Army lift off successively for a flight training exercise in early July, 2025.

Army driver performs Army driver performs "figure-eight" maneuver

Army driver assigned to the Chinese PLA 72nd Group Army performs "figure-eight" maneuver during a driving assessment on July 2, 2025.

China Focus: Shenzhou-19 astronauts meet press after return from space China Focus: Shenzhou-19 astronauts meet press after return from space

The three astronauts from China's Shenzhou-19 crewed mission met the press in Beijing on Wednesday, their first public appearance after returning to Earth in April.

Comprehensive maritime rescue training underway Comprehensive maritime rescue training underway

Type 925 rescue and salvage ship Wuliangsuhai (Hull 845) and the sea tugboat Beituo 735 attached to the navy under the Chinese PLA Northern Theater Command sail on the sea during a recent comprehensive maritime rescue training exercise.

Howitzer spits fire on plateau Howitzer spits fire on plateau

A Type PCL-181 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer attached to a regiment under the Chinese PLA Xinjiang Military Command spits fire at target during a live-fire shooting training exercise in recent days.

Surface-to-air missile systems participate in comprehensive training Surface-to-air missile systems participate in comprehensive training

Soldiers assigned to a surface-to-air missile unit with the air force under the Chinese PLA Eastern Theater Command hoist and load surface-to-air missile onto a missile launching truck during a comprehensive training exercise in late June, 2025.

Fighters line up for training mission Fighters line up for training mission

All-weather, twin-seat, twin-engine, multi-role J-16 fighter jets attached to an aviation brigade with the air force under the Chinese PLA Eastern Theater Command taxi on the flightline in close formation before taking off for a multi-subject flight training exercise.

Close-ups of aircraft carrier Shandong Close-ups of aircraft carrier Shandong

The photo shows the aircraft carrier Shandong berthing in the Victoria Harbor of Hong Kong in south China on July 4, 2025.

Naval service group conducts training assessment
Military vehicles march towards training ground
Multiple helicopters participate in flight training
Army driver performs
China Focus: Shenzhou-19 astronauts meet press after return from space
Comprehensive maritime rescue training underway
Howitzer spits fire on plateau
Surface-to-air missile systems participate in comprehensive training
Fighters line up for training mission
Close-ups of aircraft carrier Shandong
The so-called 2016 Arbitral Award on the South China Sea was a farce played by the Philippines to justify its ill-grounded claims to Chinese islands and islets in the South China Sea. It was illegal, null and void, and nonbinding from the very beginning, and will remain so despite Manila's renewed attempt to try to revive its dying embers and mislead the international community.
In light of the US administration's policy shift toward Russia and its reduced security commitments to Europe, the situation is becoming even more urgent. Atlantic Trident 2025 and BALTOPS 25 demonstrate the determination of Europe and NATO, while also raising the intensity of regional geopolitical confrontation.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Saturday spoke to reporters about the South China Sea issue in response to questions while attending annual ASEAN Plus foreign ministers' meetings here.
China's position on the "2016 Arbitral Award on the South China Sea" is consistent and clear. The "award" is nothing but a piece of waste paper that is illegal, null and void, and non-binding, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said here Saturday.
On the afternoon of July 8, 2025, Senior Colonel Jiang Bin, Deputy Director-General of the Information Office of the Ministry of National Defense (MND) and Spokesperson for the MND, answered recent media queries concerning the military.
On May 28, local time, the conclusion ceremony of the aerial and land live-fire drill of China-Cambodia "Golden Dragon 2025" joint exercise was held in Cambodia.
As of May 24 local time, the participating troops of the China-Cambodia "Golden Dragon 2025" joint exercise have completed multi-subject adaptive training and got ready for the comprehensive live-force drills.
The PLA Honor Guard has prepared well to take part in the spectacular military parade that will mark the 80th anniversary celebrations of the victory of the Soviet Union's Great Patriotic War on Friday in Moscow, Russia, in a demonstration of China's commitment to maintaining world peace.
The 23rd Chinese Peacekeeping Level One Plus Hospital to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) conducted a joint air medical evacuation exercise in collaboration with peacekeeping troops from Spain, France and other countries.
A local resident named Simon said: "Chinese peacekeepers are exceptionally capable, and they know a lot of things. By exchanging vegetable planting techniques with them, we have learned a lot of relevant knowledge and they also solved many problems for us. Many thanks to the Chinese peacekeepers."
Recently, the 5th Chinese Peacekeeping Military Utility Helicopter Unit to the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) successfully passed the UNISFA's equipment inspection for the second quarter of 2025.
On May 28, local time, the Exercise Tiger 2025 was conducted at the camp of the 23rd Chinese Peacekeeping Force to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).
The 47th Chinese naval escort taskforce conducted training in the Gulf of Aden on February 19.
Early in the morning on Tuesday, the 47th Chinese naval escort taskforce completed its 1,658th escort task, safely escorting a merchant ship "Tianqi" to the designated waters.
The Chinese naval hospital ship Peace Ark, which is on the Mission Harmony-2024, met with the 46th Chinese naval escort taskforce in the Gulf of Aden while it was heading to Sri Lanka at around 7 p.m. on December 15, local time.
The guided-missile destroyer Jiaozuo and the comprehensive supply ship Honghu attached to the 46th Chinese naval escort taskforce wrapped up their five-day goodwill visit to Egypt and departed from the Port of Alexandria on Monday morning.
Since the outbreak of the disaster, the rescue troops from the Chinese PLA, the PAP Force and the militias have been fighting in the frontline to conduct search and rescue operations.
Soldiers assigned to the Chinese People's Armed Police (PAP) Force Sichuan Corps have rushed to the affected area to undertake on-site rescue operations.
At present, the post-disaster reconstruction is proceeding in an orderly manner. The disaster relief troops of Chinese military are carrying out debris removal, prefabricated house construction, medical tours and psychological consultation in the disaster-affected areas.
PubuKelsang, a 26-year-old villager from Gabu Village, didn't take it seriously when he got injured in his right eye due to the aftershocks of a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Xigaze City in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on January 7.
The Chinese troops participating in the China-Pakistan "Warrior-VIII" joint counter-terrorism exercise returned to China by two Y-20 transport aircraft on December 14, local time.
China and Singapore have successfully concluded here the fifth edition of a bilateral training exercise at the Jurong Camp.
The "Great Wall-2022" International Forum on Counter-terrorism sponsored by the Chinese People's Armed Police Force kicked off on Tuesday in Beijing. The forum, combining both on-line and off-line meetings, will conclude on August 31.
"Chinese People's Armed Police Force (PAP) is to host the International Forum on Counter-terrorism 'Great Wall-2022' in Beijing from August 30 to 31," said Senior Colonel Tan Kefei, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, at a regular press conference on Thursday.
A former member of Unit 731, the notorious germ-warfare detachment of the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II, has confessed to conducting human experiments, including dissecting still-warm bodies, and developing biological weapons, according to video evidence released for the first time.
It has been 88 years since the outbreak of Japan's full-scale invasion of China. True history should not be concealed, let alone distorted. Remembering true history is necessary to draw lessons from it and to cherish peace.

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The NATO summit, a two-day event, opened on June 24 in The Hague, the Netherlands. One of the most closely watched topics was the proposed target for each NATO member state to raise its defense spending to 5 percent of its GDP. However, this target has met with strong opposition from Spain.
The US has long attached great importance to securing dominance in space. To gain the upper hand in offensive and defensive operations, the US Space Force views space mobility as a core capability and has made sustained satellite maneuverability a top priority in its development agenda.