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Armored vehicles maneuver towards designated area Armored vehicles maneuver towards designated area

Armored vehicles attached to a combined-arms brigade under the Chinese PLA 72nd Group Army maneuver towards the designated area during a day-and-night training exercise in early March, 2025.

LCAC dashes to beachhead LCAC dashes to beachhead

A LCAC dashes to the beachhead precisely during a combat-focused maritime training exercise on March 24, 2025.

Armored vehicles in live-fire training Armored vehicles in live-fire training

A service member assigned to a brigade under the Chinese PLA 74th Group Army operates an armored vehicle during a live-fire training exercise on March 14, 2025.

Steaming ahead for training Steaming ahead for training

Frigate Dali (Hull 553) attached to a flotilla of the Chinese PLA Navy steams ahead towards the designated waters during a training exercise on February 25, 2025.

Helicopters conduct day-and-night flight training Helicopters conduct day-and-night flight training

A Z-8 helicopter attached to a naval aviation regiment under the Chinese PLA Southern Theater Command flies over the sea surface during a day-and-night flight training exercise in early March, 2025.

J-10 fighters speed up to targeted airspace J-10 fighters speed up to targeted airspace

J-10 fighter jets attached to an aviation brigade of the air force under the Chinese PLA Southern Theater Command taxi out the hangars successively for a recent flight training exercise.

J-16 multi-role fighter jet take off for training J-16 multi-role fighter jet take off for training

A J-16 multi-role fighter jet attached to a brigade under the Chinese PLA Air Force takes off for a flight training exercise on March 3, 2025.

China launches new data relay satellite China launches new data relay satellite

China successfully sent a new data relay satellite into orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Wednesday.

Landing ship dashes towards beachhead Landing ship dashes towards beachhead

The medium landing ship Huashan (Hull 945) and a transport ship attached to a naval service ship group under the Chinese PLA Southern Theater Command anchor at sea during a maritime combat training exercise in the South China Sea in early March, 2025.

Reconnaissance soldiers march in snowfield Reconnaissance soldiers march in snowfield

Soldiers assigned to a reconnaissance detachment of a regiment under the Chinese PLA Xinjiang Military Command march in combat formation during a multi-subject training exercise on February 24, 2025.

Armored vehicles maneuver towards designated area
LCAC dashes to beachhead
Armored vehicles in live-fire training
Steaming ahead for training
Helicopters conduct day-and-night flight training
J-10 fighters speed up to targeted airspace
J-16 multi-role fighter jet take off for training
China launches new data relay satellite
Landing ship dashes towards beachhead
Reconnaissance soldiers march in snowfield

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Armored vehicles maneuver towards designated area Armored vehicles maneuver towards designated area

Armored vehicles attached to a combined-arms brigade under the Chinese PLA 72nd Group Army maneuver towards the designated area during a day-and-night training exercise in early March, 2025.

LCAC dashes to beachhead LCAC dashes to beachhead

A LCAC dashes to the beachhead precisely during a combat-focused maritime training exercise on March 24, 2025.

Armored vehicles in live-fire training Armored vehicles in live-fire training

A service member assigned to a brigade under the Chinese PLA 74th Group Army operates an armored vehicle during a live-fire training exercise on March 14, 2025.

Steaming ahead for training Steaming ahead for training

Frigate Dali (Hull 553) attached to a flotilla of the Chinese PLA Navy steams ahead towards the designated waters during a training exercise on February 25, 2025.

Helicopters conduct day-and-night flight training Helicopters conduct day-and-night flight training

A Z-8 helicopter attached to a naval aviation regiment under the Chinese PLA Southern Theater Command flies over the sea surface during a day-and-night flight training exercise in early March, 2025.

J-10 fighters speed up to targeted airspace J-10 fighters speed up to targeted airspace

J-10 fighter jets attached to an aviation brigade of the air force under the Chinese PLA Southern Theater Command taxi out the hangars successively for a recent flight training exercise.

J-16 multi-role fighter jet take off for training J-16 multi-role fighter jet take off for training

A J-16 multi-role fighter jet attached to a brigade under the Chinese PLA Air Force takes off for a flight training exercise on March 3, 2025.

China launches new data relay satellite China launches new data relay satellite

China successfully sent a new data relay satellite into orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Wednesday.

Landing ship dashes towards beachhead Landing ship dashes towards beachhead

The medium landing ship Huashan (Hull 945) and a transport ship attached to a naval service ship group under the Chinese PLA Southern Theater Command anchor at sea during a maritime combat training exercise in the South China Sea in early March, 2025.

Reconnaissance soldiers march in snowfield Reconnaissance soldiers march in snowfield

Soldiers assigned to a reconnaissance detachment of a regiment under the Chinese PLA Xinjiang Military Command march in combat formation during a multi-subject training exercise on February 24, 2025.

Armored vehicles maneuver towards designated area
LCAC dashes to beachhead
Armored vehicles in live-fire training
Steaming ahead for training
Helicopters conduct day-and-night flight training
J-10 fighters speed up to targeted airspace
J-16 multi-role fighter jet take off for training
China launches new data relay satellite
Landing ship dashes towards beachhead
Reconnaissance soldiers march in snowfield

Opinions

Combat drill a big warning to 'Taiwan independence' secessionists
The Chinese mainland has always drawn a clear line between "Taiwan independence" forces and the broader public in Taiwan. This operation is only aimed at Lai's radical agenda, not ordinary residents.
PLA's joint exercises demonstrate capability to thwart any push for 'Taiwan independence'
The military's message was stern and explicit, with Shi Yi, spokesperson for the theater command, highlighting the comprehensive scope of the exercises, which involve the coordinated operations of the army, navy, air and rocket forces converging on the island from various directions.

Voices

Drills around Taiwan Island legitimate move to defend China's national sovereignty: spokesperson
Drills around Taiwan Island legitimate move to defend China's national sovereignty: spokesperson
The drills around Taiwan Island are a serious warning and an act of containment against "Taiwan independence" separatist forces, and a legitimate and necessary move to defend national sovereignty and uphold national unity, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday.
China to take countermeasures following U.S. visa restrictions on Chinese officials
China to take countermeasures following U.S. visa restrictions on Chinese officials
China on Tuesday said that it will take reciprocal countermeasures in response to announcement by the United States of visa restrictions on Chinese officials over access to southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region.
PLA exercises resolute punishment for
PLA exercises resolute punishment for "Taiwan independence" provocations: spokesperson
The military exercises of the PLA Eastern Theater Command around Taiwan Island serve as a resolute punishment for Lai Ching-te authorities' blatant "Taiwan independence" provocations, said a mainland spokesperson on Tuesday.

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Exchanges

5th CISM Military World Winter Games wraps up in Switzerland
The 5th International Military Sports Council (CISM) Military World Winter Games wrapped up in Lucerne, Switzerland, on March 29, local time.

Exercises

China, Thailand to hold joint maritime exercise
China and Thailand will hold a joint maritime exercise near Zhanjiang, in south China's Guangdong Province, from late March to early April, China's Ministry of National Defense said on Monday.

Weaponry Equipment

China's first Type 054B frigate Luohe commissioned
China's first Type 054B frigate, the Luohe, was commissioned in the People's Liberation Army Navy on Wednesday morning in a military port in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province.

Other

Chinese military doctors serve plateau border troops
Recently, the medical team of No. 940 Hospital of PLA Joint Logistic Support Force and the medical team of No. 948 Hospital of PLA Army sent medical experts to such units as border defense companies and outposts on the plateau to provide medical services.

MOOTW

Chinese peacekeepers participate in UNIFIL's first multinational airborne MEDEVAC drill since Lebanon-Israel ceasefire
Chinese peacekeepers participate in UNIFIL's first multinational airborne MEDEVAC drill since Lebanon-Israel ceasefire
The Chinese Peacekeeping Level One Plus Hospital to the UNIFIL on March 24 conducted a multinational airborne medical evacuation drill with Spain's Level One Hospital, the Aeromedical Evacuation Team, and UNIFIL Medical Branch.
Chinese peacekeepers to South Sudan (Wau) complete construction of new underground bunkers
Chinese peacekeepers to South Sudan (Wau) complete construction of new underground bunkers
Recently, the 15th Chinese Peacekeeping Horizontal Engineering Company to the UNMISS successfully completed the construction of new underground bunkers.
Chinese peacekeepers to South Sudan win championship in UNMISS Peacekeeper Challenge
Chinese peacekeepers to South Sudan win championship in UNMISS Peacekeeper Challenge
Chinese peacekeeping infantry battalion to South Sudan won the championship in a Peacekeeper Challenge organized by the Nepalese peacekeeping contingent according to the plan of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).
5th Chinese peacekeeping helicopter unit to Abyei passes equipment inspection
5th Chinese peacekeeping helicopter unit to Abyei passes equipment inspection
Recently, the 5th Chinese Peacekeeping Military Utility Helicopter Unit to the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) passed the equipment inspection organized by the United Nations for the first quarter of 2025.
47th Chinese naval escort taskforce conducts training in Gulf of Aden
47th Chinese naval escort taskforce conducts training in Gulf of Aden
The 47th Chinese naval escort taskforce conducted training in the Gulf of Aden on February 19.
47th Chinese naval escort taskforce completes multiple escort tasks
47th Chinese naval escort taskforce completes multiple escort tasks
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.
Chinese naval hospital ship Peace Ark meets 46th Chinese naval escort taskforce in Gulf of Aden
Chinese naval hospital ship Peace Ark meets 46th Chinese naval escort taskforce in Gulf of Aden
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.
46th Chinese naval escort taskforce conducts joint maritime training with Egyptian Navy
46th Chinese naval escort taskforce conducts joint maritime training with Egyptian Navy
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.
Chinese military continues rescue efforts in area hit by landslides
Chinese military continues rescue efforts in area hit by landslides
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.
PAP Soldiers Rush to Rescue in Landslide-hit Village
PAP Soldiers Rush to Rescue in Landslide-hit Village
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.
Chinese Disaster Relief Troops Provide Hot Meals for Quake-affected People
Chinese Disaster Relief Troops Provide Hot Meals for Quake-affected People
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.
Chinese military helicopters transfer severely injured young man
Chinese military helicopters transfer severely injured young man
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.
China-Pakistan
China-Pakistan "Warrior-VIII" joint counter-terrorism exercise concludes
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-Singapore joint military exercise concludes
China-Singapore joint military exercise concludes
China and Singapore have successfully concluded here the fifth edition of a bilateral training exercise at the Jurong Camp.
Great Wall- 2022 International Forum on Counter-terrorism kicks off in Beijing
Great Wall- 2022 International Forum on Counter-terrorism kicks off in Beijing
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.
Int'l counter-terrorism forum
Int'l counter-terrorism forum "Great Wall-2022" to be held in Beijing
"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.

Features

China's upgraded JL-9 naval trainer jet featured in official report
China's upgraded JL-9 naval trainer jet featured in official report
An upgraded version of China's JL-9 naval trainer jet was featured in a recent official report, revealing newly added wingtip split rudders.
Dire conditions don't deter resolute soldiers
Dire conditions don't deter resolute soldiers
Climbing 1,377 steep steps — the equivalent of ascending some 70 floors in a standard office building — can exert considerable physical strain on most people.

CMC

Armed Forces

Int'l Mediaon China

Watch Russian and Chinese Ships Striking 'Enemy Submarines' in Joint Drills
Watch Russian and Chinese Ships Striking 'Enemy Submarines' in Joint Drills
Russia's Ministry of Defense has published video footage of the Russian and Chinese joint naval exercises during the third maritime patrol in the Pacific Ocean.

Int'l Militarieson China

Russian President meets with Chinese CMC Vice Chairman
Russian President meets with Chinese CMC Vice Chairman
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with the visiting Vice Chairman of China's Central Military Commission (CMC) General Zhang Youxia in Moscow on November 8, local time.

World Military News

U.S. to send second aircraft carrier to Middle East
U.S. to send second aircraft carrier to Middle East
Yemen's Houthis shoot down U.S. MQ-9 drone
Yemen's Houthis shoot down U.S. MQ-9 drone
Israel warns Rafah residents to evacuate as military steps up offensive
Israel warns Rafah residents to evacuate as military steps up offensive
Netanyahu says Israel open to Gaza talks if Hamas disarms, relinquishes control
Netanyahu says Israel open to Gaza talks if Hamas disarms, relinquishes control

World Military Analysis

Whose security do US-ROK joint military exercises protect?
Whose security do US-ROK joint military exercises protect?
The recent bombing tragedy in Pocheon sounds yet another alarm for regional nations and their people. If certain parties insist on treating East Asia as a powder keg and civilians as bargaining chips, the next "misguided" bomb will ultimately obliterate their credibility and the trust of the people they claim to protect.
Washington's hegemonic colors laid bare again
Washington's hegemonic colors laid bare again
Washington's mask has once again slipped. The abrupt collapse of U.S.-Ukraine talks over the weekend was not mere diplomatic friction. Behind the crumbling veneer of etiquette lies Washington's frustration over its stalled scheme to plunder Ukraine's natural resources.

Videos

Blue Strike-2025: Chinese and Thai participating troops conduct Marine Corps training subjects
Blue Strike-2025: Chinese and Thai participating troops conduct Marine Corps training subjects
Blue Strike-2025: Chinese and Thai naval vessels conduct multi-subject training
Blue Strike-2025: Chinese and Thai naval vessels conduct multi-subject training
PLA Rocket Force Emergency Response Drill
PLA Rocket Force Emergency Response Drill
Warship At Sea
Warship At Sea
H-6K Bombers Conduct Long-range Strike
H-6K Bombers Conduct Long-range Strike

Special Reports

NPC & CPPCC Annual Sessions 2025
NPC & CPPCC Annual Sessions 2025
Celebrating the 75th Founding Anniversary of the PRC
Celebrating the 75th Founding Anniversary of the PRC

PhotosWorld

Documents/Publications

China's Military Strategy
China's Military Strategy
The Diversified Employment of China's Armed Forces
The Diversified Employment of China's Armed Forces

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Blue Strike-2025: Chinese and Thai participating troops conduct Marine Corps training subjects
Blue Strike-2025: Chinese and Thai participating troops conduct Marine Corps training subjects
中泰海军联训开展多项特色训练科目
Global efforts to ban anti-personnel landmines face geopolitical headwinds
Global efforts to ban anti-personnel landmines face geopolitical headwinds
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Armored vehicles maneuver towards designated area
Armored vehicles maneuver towards designated area
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