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    • Wednesday, 13 September, 2023
      News in-depthChinese military
      China’s newest aircraft carrier prepares to take to the seas

      Beijing aims to challenge US air superiority in the Pacific but the Fujian still trails rival’s nuclear-powered warships

      A screen grab of a video released by Chinese state broadcaster CCTV that shows the launch ceremony of the Fujian aircraft carrier in Shanghai in June
    • Tuesday, 12 September, 2023
      Chinese military
      China’s navy starts largest-ever exercises in Pacific Ocean

      Manoeuvres involving aircraft carrier Shandong follow series of US-led military drills in region

      A J-15 Chinese fighter jet prepares to take off from the Shandong aircraft carrier during military exercises near Taiwan in April
    • Saturday, 19 August, 2023
      Taiwan
      China launches military drills around Taiwan after vice-president’s US stopover

      Transit stops by Lai Ching-te in New York and San Francisco on a trip to Paraguay were more muted than Tsai’s April visit

      Taiwan’s vice-president Lai Ching-te speaks during a visit to Paraguay this week
    • Tuesday, 1 August, 2023
      US-China relations
      House committee quizzes BlackRock and MSCI on China investments

      US lawmakers accuse firms of facilitating capital flows to ‘America’s foremost foreign adversary’

      Representative Mike Gallagher, a Republican from Wisconsin and chair of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the US and the Chinese Communist Party, speaks in Congress earlier this year.
    • Monday, 31 July, 2023
      News in-depthChinese corruption
      ‘Absolute loyalty’: Xi turns anti-corruption focus to China’s military

      Senior officers in nuclear weapons division under scrutiny as president strengthens party’s control over armed forces

      Visitors stand in front of a giant screen displaying President Xi Jinping next to a flag of the Chinese Communist party at a military museum in Beijing
    • Wednesday, 26 July, 2023
      Taiwan
      Taiwan’s military practises repelling Chinese attack on airport

      Annual Han Kuang drills seek to simulate realistic scenarios to prepare for possible invasion by Beijing

      Black Hawk helicopters at Taoyuan International Airport as part of Taiwan’s annual Han Kuang military exercises
    • Friday, 7 July, 2023
      Taiwan
      Taiwan disputes China’s claim of ability to sink US Navy aircraft carrier group

      Defence think-tank challenges ‘credibility’ of findings in rebuttal of Beijing’s psychological warfare campaign

      Military vehicles carry Dongfeng-26 ballistic missiles past Tiananmen Square in Beijing
    • Thursday, 29 June, 2023
      Charles Parton
      China’s military set-up is designed to foil any would-be Prigozhin

      The People’s Liberation Army is an explicitly political force — and the ultimate guarantor of the party’s hold on power

      Soldiers of the People’s Liberation Army march during a parade
    • Sunday, 4 June, 2023
      US-China relations
      China rebukes west over military moves after close call in Taiwan Strait

      Defence minister slams ‘navigational hegemony’ in warning that highlights growing risk of unintended conflict in Asia

      Chinese defence minister Li Shangfu
    • Wednesday, 31 May, 2023
      US-China relations
      Pentagon accuses Chinese fighter jet of ‘aggressive’ action near US plane

      Defence department says incident took place in South China Sea on Friday

      Screenshot from official Pentagon video of a Chinese fighter jet performing a manoeuvre near a US military aircraft
    • Thursday, 13 April, 2023
      News in-depthTaiwan
      China’s war games in Taiwan hone military strengths but reveal restraint

      Beijing makes rare backtrack on no-fly zone after drills focused on improving invasion capabilities

      The People’s Liberation Army emblem and a Chinese fighter jet taking off from an aircraft carrier
    • Monday, 10 April, 2023
      Taiwan
      China escalates military drills near Taiwan and Japan

      PLA aircraft carrier carries out 120 flight sorties in retaliation for Tsai Ing-wen’s US visit

      A news broadcast in Beijing shows footage of aircraft taking off as part of People’s Liberation Army drills near Taiwan on Monday
    • Sunday, 9 April, 2023
      Taiwan
      China holds second day of military drills around Taiwan after Tsai’s US trip

      Beijing’s actions follow 10-day visit that included meeting with Speaker Kevin McCarthy

      Visitors in Beijing stand in front of a giant screen displaying a map of locations around Taiwan where Chinese People’s Liberation Army conducted military exercises in August
    • Sunday, 12 March, 2023
      Chinese military
      China elevates general under US sanctions to defence minister

      Appointment complicates military dialogue efforts with relations between Washington and Beijing at new low

      Li Shangfu sworn in at the National People’s Congress in Beijing
    • Sunday, 5 March, 2023
      Chinese military
      China’s military budget outpaces other spending in shift to security

      Defence expenditure to rise by 7.2% in 2023 compared with 5.7% growth in public expenditure

      A Chinese naval vessel in port in South Africa with military officers standing in the foreground
    • Monday, 6 February, 2023
      News in-depthUS-China relations
      China’s military keeps rivals on edge with balloon strategy

      Data gathered by swelling ‘lighter than air’ programme could have defence applications

      A balloon drifts across the Atlantic, off the coast of South Carolina
    • Monday, 2 January, 2023
      News in-depthTaiwan
      Taiwan counts on military conscription reform to deter China invasion

      Plan to extend compulsory training falls short of what is needed, experts warn

      A Taiwanese soldier aims with a rifle during the military exercises in July
    • Monday, 26 December, 2022
      Taiwan
      China launches military drills around Taiwan after US passes defence act

      PLA jets violate airspace in biggest show of force since Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taipei in August

      Fighters of the People’s Liberation Army air force conduct exercises around Taiwan in August
    • Wednesday, 19 October, 2022
      Chinese military
      Australia probes reports ex-pilots approached to train China’s military

      Former Australian and New Zealand air force staff alleged to have been offered lucrative sums to teach PLA cadets

      British Tornados during an exercise over the North Sea
    • Friday, 26 August, 2022
      InterviewWorld13 min
      China's unseen war for strategic influence

      Beijing puts huge resources into influence campaigns to further its foreign policy goals

    • Friday, 26 August, 2022
      News in-depthTaiwan
      US has ‘no good options’ on Taiwan as China resets status quo

      Washington says it will not weaken support for Taipei but Beijing has created a new normal

    • Sunday, 14 August, 2022
      Taiwan
      US lawmakers travel to Taiwan less than 2 weeks after Pelosi visit

      House members stop at island as Beijing keeps up intimidation campaign after Speaker’s trip

      Democratic senator Ed Markey, left, pictured with Taiwan’s foreign affairs minister, Alexander Tah-ray Yui
    • Friday, 12 August, 2022
      News in-depthTaiwan
      China seeks to display its growing military might in Taiwan drills

      Deterrent exercises also reveal ability to mobilise more quickly, experts say

      A Chinese military plane flies over waters off Taiwan’s coasts during a PLA training exercise
    • Sunday, 7 August, 2022
      Taiwan
      Chinese aircraft simulate attack on Taiwan’s main island

      Beijing hails success in deterring US intervention as unprecedented drills set to wrap up

      PLA aircraft conduct a joint combat training exercise around Taiwan
    • Thursday, 4 August, 2022
      Chinese politics & policy
      ‘Take down Pelosi’s plane’: Chinese social media users react to Taiwan visit

      Hawkish sentiments diverge from official line over US House Speaker’s trip to Taipei

      Newspapers on a newstand in Beijing
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