The Chinese PLA Navy will continue escort missions, a long-term task, Yang Yujun, spokesperson of the Ministry of National Defense said at a press briefing on Thursday.
2017-04-27
The Central Military Commission has decided to reorganize the Army of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), Defense Ministry spokesperson Yang Yujun said Thursday.
2017-04-27
Chinese forces are keeping their standard operational readiness and conducting normal training along the border between China and the DPRK.
2017-04-21
"The reports that China has sent 150,000 more soldiers to its border with the DPRK are purely fabricated", said the Information Bureau of the Chinese Ministry of National Defense on Wednesday.
2017-04-13
China's first domestically built aircraft carrier is being outfitted with equipment and the work is progressing smoothly, Defense Ministry spokesman Wu Qian said on Thursday.
2017-03-31
The Chinese military’s opposition to the deployment of the THAAD system will definitely not stay on words only.
2017-03-31
The Chinese military is opposed to the deployment of THAAD anti-missile system in the Republic of Korea, and it is "absolutely not just saying it," said Wu Qian, spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense on Thursday.
2017-03-30
Relations between the Chinese and U.S. militaries have been developing steadily this year, said Wu Qian, spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense on Thursday.
2017-03-30
The expansion of the PLA Navy's Marine Corps relates to the reform of the Chinese military, which is being implemented steadily and more detailed information will be released in due time.
2017-03-15
China urges countries outside of the South China Sea region to stop stirring threats of war and tension in the region, the Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
2017-02-24
China's military on Thursday voiced strong objections to the ROK's deployment of an advanced U.S. missile defense system, the THAAD.
2017-02-23
It is normal for China to carry out scheduled scientific research and tests within the Chinese territory and the tests don't target any specific country or object, China's Defense Ministry said on Feb. 3 in a written statement.
2017-02-06
An official from the Chinese Defense Ministry who demanded anonymity said on Thursday that if the information were true, it would seriously sabotage the China-Japan relations, especially their defense relations.
2017-01-20
The information office of China's Ministry of National Defense (MND) confirmed on Jan. 7 a stopover in Malaysia by a Chinese submarine.
2017-01-09
China's defense ministry on Friday described the recent US media's cyber-espionage accusation as "groundless and bad act of smearing China."
2017-01-07
Wang Jianping, deputy chief of staff with the Joint Staff Department under the Central Military Commission, has been put under investigation for being suspected of taking bribes, Defense Ministry spokesperson Yang Yujun said Thursday.
2016-12-29
China's armed forces will take part in the 2017 International Army Games, hosted by Russia, Defense Ministry spokesperson Yang Yujun said at a press conference Thursday.
2016-12-29
Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson Yang Yujun on Thursday voiced the Chinese armed forces' strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada's visit to the Yasukuni Shrine.
2016-12-29
China has handed over the U.S. underwater drone it captured in its waters to the United States, a statement posted on China's Ministry of National Defense said Tuesday.
2016-12-20
Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson Yang Yujun said late Saturday that China has decided to hand over the U.S. underwater drone it captured in its waters to the United States in an appropriate manner.
2016-12-18
China's Defense Ministry on Thursday declared that it is legitimate for China to deploy necessary defense facilities in the Nansha islands.
2016-12-15
China's Defense Ministry expressed on Thursday that China is willing to conduct defense cooperation with the ROK on the basis of respecting for each other's security interests.
2016-12-15
China's Defense Ministry expressed grave concern and has lodged a solemn representation on Saturday to Japan over two Japanese F-15 fighter jets' interference of the PLA Air Force's routine training in the Western Pacific.
2016-12-10
China's Defense Ministry has expressed strong opposition to the United States Congress passing the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, which facilitates military exchanges between the US and Taiwan.
2016-12-10
"The media reports are pure speculation," said the information bureau of the Chinese MND in a written statement in response to the Myanmar military plane crash issue on Tuesday.
2016-12-07
Senior Colonel Yang Yujun, spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense (MND) of the People's Republic of China (PRC), answers reporters' questions at a regular press conference on November 30, 2016.
2016-12-01
China's Ministry of National Defense said Wednesday that it is willing to promote military ties with the defense department of the next administration of the United States.
2016-11-30
Mid-ranking military officers and attachés from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Tajikistan, attended a symposium on counter terrorism at the Special Operations College of the People's Liberation Army in Beijing from Nov 23-27.
2016-11-30
Chinese and Cambodian armies will stage a joint drill featuring humanitarian rescue and disaster alleviation in Phnom Penh from Dec. 11 to 26, China's military spokesperson Yang Yujun told a press briefing Wednesday.
2016-11-30
China's military pays close attention to the development of situations in the northern region of Myanmar, and hopes that both sides in the conflict can remain calm and restraint, said the Information Bureau of China's Defense Ministry on Sunday.
2016-11-21
China's Defense Ministry voiced its opinions Monday on media reports which blamed the THAAD system to be deployed in the ROK as the main cause for China’s passive attitude toward contacts between the defense departments of the two countries.
2016-11-08
No matter it is the 3rd Fleet or the 7th Fleet, as long as they have compromised China's sovereignty and security interests, the Chinese armed forces will do whatever they can to safeguard China’s rights and interests. Colonel Wu Qian, spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense said on Thursday.
2016-10-28
The US assigned its naval vessel to enter China's territorial sea in Xisha without authorization on October 21. The Chinese Ministry of National Defense firmly opposed its actions and lodged solemn representations against the US on the same day.
2016-10-24
China will provide a batch of medical equipment and office supplies to the Cambodian Armed Forces, the information office of China's Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
2016-10-19
Chinese military is keeping close watch on the U.S.-ROK joint naval exercise, China's Defense Ministry said on Monday.
2016-10-18
Senior Colonel Yang Yujun, spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, refuted the accusations against Chinese peacekeeping troops in a written reply issued early on Tuesday.
2016-10-11
The Ministry of National Defense has dismissed recent allegations targeting Chinese peacekeepers in South Sudan, raised in a report by a U.S.-based group, describing them as "sheer malicious hyping".
2016-10-11
In the future, the PLA will continue to organize far-sea training according to the need of situation and tasks.
2016-09-30
In the near future, we will complete the registration of the 8000-personnel standby peacekeeping force at the UN, Yang Yujun, spokesman for China's Ministry of National Defense said on Thursday.
2016-09-30
China-Germany joint medical military exercise, code-named "Combined Aid-2016", will be held in China's Chongqing from October 17 to 29.
2016-09-30