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China's navy includes civilian ferry in military transport drill
South China Morning Post, Published on 26/07/2023
» China's navy deployed a civilian ferry to transport troops and trucks in a test of amphibious warfare skills seen as key to an attack on Taiwan.
Chinese naval ship pays goodwill visit in Manila
Kyodo News, Published on 14/06/2023
» A Chinese naval training ship arrived in Manila on Wednesday for a "goodwill visit," China's ambassador to the Philippines said, making its final stop in a tour of Southeast Asian countries amid high tensions over the South China Sea, which Beijing largely claims as its territory.
Defence, not diplomacy
Oped, Editorial, Published on 29/04/2023
» The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) seems to have had a change of heart in relation to its trouble-riddled task of procuring a submarine engine from the Chinese government.
China ends Taiwan war games aimed at 'sealing off' island
Published on 10/04/2023
» China declared it had "successfully completed" three days of war games around Taiwan on Monday, capping a show of force that saw it simulate targeted strikes and practise a blockade of the self-ruled island.
An anxious Asia arms for a war it hopes to prevent
Published on 26/03/2023
» TINIAN, Northern Mariana Islands: The tiny island of Tinian was the launch point for U.S. planes carrying atomic bombs to Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. Now a new runway is being carved from the jungle, just south of World War II ruins.
In wargame exercise, China fails to take Taiwan: US thinktank
AFP, Published on 10/01/2023
» WASHINGTON - A Chinese invasion of Taiwan would likely fail if the United States helps defend the island -- but at a debilitating cost to the American military itself, according to a US think tank Monday.
China sends 57 planes near Taiwan in high-intensity combat exercise
Published on 09/01/2023
» China sent 57 planes and four warships close to Taiwan in the 24 hours before 6am on Monday, in what appeared to be a part of joint navy and air force combat drills announced by the People's Liberation Army’s Eastern Theatre Command late on Sunday.
China says it drove away US cruiser near Spratly Islands
Published on 29/11/2022
» BEIJING: China's military said on Tuesday it drove away a US guided-missile cruiser that "illegally intruded" into waters near the South China Sea's Spratly Islands, an assertion the US Navy disputed.
China's Military Is Catching Up to the U.S. Is It Ready for Battle?
Business, Published on 22/10/2022
» China's military is emerging as a true competitor to the U.S. under Xi Jinping.
China planning supersonic missile that can fly, swim
Published on 13/09/2022
» Chinese scientists plan boron-powered supersonic missile that can fly and also swim like a traditional torpedo, according to researchers involved in the project.