China has registered an 8,000-strong standby peacekeeping force at the UN, according to the Ministry of National Defense (MOD) on Thursday.
2017-09-28
The military drill conducted by the Chinese PLA near the Bohai Bay on September 5 is just a routine drill in the annual training schedule and doesn't target any specific country and object, China's Defense Ministry said Thursday.
2017-09-07
The Chinese PLA has received wide praise after its disaster relief efforts in typhoon-hit Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR), a military spokesperson said Thursday.
2017-08-31
China on Thursday called on all parties involved in the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue to refrain from provoking each other and raising tension.
2017-08-31
China's armed forces will strengthen patrolling and defense of the Dong Lang (Doklam) area to resolutely safeguard the country's sovereign security, a military spokesperson said Thursday.
2017-08-31
The Chinese military will remain vigilant and firmly defend national territory and sovereignty following a military stand-off between China and India, a military spokesperson said Monday.
2017-08-28
The U.S. military's provocative actions will only push the Chinese military to further strengthen its defense capabilities to safeguard national sovereignty and security, the spokesperson stressed.
2017-08-11
Chinese Defense Ministry has issued a statement to firmly oppose Japan's 2017 defense white paper with its China-related contents full of vicious denigration of the Chinese military and blatant deception of the international community.
2017-08-09
Chinese defense ministry has urged India to immediately pull back the trespassing troops to the Indian side of the boundary.
2017-08-04
The Chinese Ministry of National Defense on Thursday said that the Chinese navy had coordinated with the U.S. search for a missing U.S. sailor in the South China Sea.
2017-08-03
China on Tuesday urged the United States to stop "unsafe, unprofessional, unfriendly" actions after a close encounter between Chinese and U.S. military planes over the East China Sea.
2017-07-25
China Monday urged India to immediately withdraw all troops that have illegally entered China, stating that the nation would defend its territorial sovereignty "at all costs."
2017-07-24
Recent international military collaborations by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) are the duty of the armed forces of a major power, a Ministry of National Defense (MOD) spokesperson said Monday.
2017-07-24
China's naval forces are fully aware of any situation occurring in waters around China, said the Ministry of National Defense on Thursday.
2017-07-20
The Chinese Ministry of National Defense on Friday dismissed concerns over reports of military aircraft passing through the Miyako Strait in the Western Pacific, saying they were "routine exercises."
2017-07-14
Chinese military planes flying over the Miyako Strait is a routine exercise and no cause for alarm or speculation, the Defense Ministry said on Friday.
2017-07-14
China on Monday rejected Japan's accusation of a Chinese naval ship entering the Japanese territorial waters when passing though the Tsugaru Strait on Sunday morning.
2017-07-04
China resolutely opposed the illegal entry of a U.S. missile destroyer into China's territorial waters off the Xisha Islands, calling it "a serious offence," a military spokesperson said Monday.
2017-07-03
China has urged India to immediately correct its mistake and withdraw border troops that illegally entered Chinese territory, Wu Qian, spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense said Thursday.
2017-06-29
A flotilla including aircraft carrier Liaoning will visit the HKSAR to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the PLA being stationed in the HKSAR, Wu Qian, spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense said Thursday.
2017-06-29
There are far more agreements than differences in the relations between the Chinese and U.S. militaries, Wu Qian, spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, said Thursday.
2017-06-29
China's new destroyer is committed to world peace and stability, and will take on more responsibilities in international operations, Wu Qian, spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense said Thursday.
2017-06-29
Indian troops recently crossed the border with China in an attempt to block a road construction in Donglang(Doklam) area by the Chinese side, China's defense ministry confirmed on Monday.
2017-06-27
China always remains vigilant and keeps effective surveillance over the military activities of the related countries in the South China Sea, China's defense ministry announced in a statement on Friday, referring to the US B-1B's flying over the South China Sea on June 8.
2017-06-09
The Ministry of Defense has accused the US of speculation over China's military development, playing up the so-called China threat, and disrupting cross-Straits relations.
2017-06-09
China is firmly opposed to the annual US Defense Department report that hyped the “China threat theory”, said Senior Colonel Wu Qian, spokesperson for China's MND on Wednesday.
2017-06-08
China's Ministry of National Defense refuted Monday Indian media's report which alleged that a Chinese military helicopter invaded Indian airspace.
2017-06-06
China's defense ministry said on Sunday that Chinese fighter jets' intercept of a US P-3 "Orion" surveillance plane over the South China Sea on Thursday was "professional and safe".
2017-05-28
The Chinese military will reform its national defense student enrollment system to absorb more young talented people to join the army, the Defense Ministry said Friday.
2017-05-26
The misconduct of the US military will only motivate the Chinese military to strengthen its capabilities and to defend its national sovereignty and security in a more resolute manner.
2017-05-26
The Chinese navy deployed two missile frigates on Thursday to expel a US Navy warship sailing close to China's Nansha Islands without permission, a Ministry of Defense spokesman said.
2017-05-25
The deployment of armaments on southern China's Hainan Island is within the country's sovereign right and the so-called no-fly zone is entirely fabricated by Japanese media.
2017-05-25
The Belt and Road Initiative proposed by China has no military or geo-strategic intentions, according to defense spokesperson.
2017-05-25
Chinese navy ships are visiting Myanmar and will conduct communications, search and rescue, and other joint exercises with the Myanmar navy, China's defense ministry said on Saturday.
2017-05-21
China's defense ministry on Friday rejected US accusation on China's "unprofessional" intercept of a US reconnaissance aircraft over the Yellow Sea and urged the US to stop such activities.
2017-05-20
China handed over three suspected pirates captured in an rescue operation on a Tuvaluan cargo ship hijacked by pirates in the Gulf of Aden to the authorities in Somalia on May 5, said the Information Bureau of China's MND on Thursday.
2017-05-11
The PLA Rocket Force recently conducted an operational test for its new-type missile weapons in waters of the Bohai Sea and achieved the expected results, said China's defense ministry on Tuesday.
2017-05-09
China is willing to work with the United States to constructively manage risks and properly handle disagreements in order to propel mutual trust and seek more progress in promoting ties between the militaries, a Chinese defense ministry spokesman said Thursday.
2017-04-28
The Chinese army will take part in international military games hosted by Russia from July 29 to August 12, said Defense Ministry spokesperson Yang Yujun on Thursday.
2017-04-27
Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson Yang Yujun said Thursday that China resolutely opposes the deployment of the THAAD anti-missile defence system, pledging to continue real combat-oriented military training and drills to safeguard national security.
2017-04-27