Chinese military

China’s Military Faces a Serious Leadership Problem Amid Investigations Into Senior PLA Commanders

China’s sweeping anti-corruption campaign inside the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has reached its most dramatic and destabilizing phase yet, with the investigation of one of the country’s most senior generals shaking the foundations of the world’s largest military force. The...
Zhang Youxia (front), newly endorsed Vice Chairman of China's Central Military Commission (CMC), swears an oath with fellow CMC members (left to right) Zhang Shengmin, Liu Zhenli, He Weidong, Li Shangfu, and Miao Hua,

Unprecedented Wording by PLA Mouthpiece Casts Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli Investigation as Political Threat at Apex of China’s Military

A sharply worded editorial published by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Daily has cast an unusually stark spotlight on the political significance of the investigations into two of China’s most senior military leaders, Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli, underscoring what...
Military delegates arrive at the opening of the Second Session of the 14th National People’s Congress in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China,

China’s Top Military Command Shrinks to Two as Probe Targets Senior General Zhang Youxia, Deepening Uncertainty Within PLA Leadership

China’s latest investigation into its armed forces — this time targeting the country’s most senior uniformed officer — has dramatically hollowed out the nation’s highest military decision-making body, raising fresh questions about stability, loyalty and control within the People’s Liberation...
ZBD-04 Infantry Fighting Vehicle, China

China’s Modified ZBD-04 Infantry Fighting Vehicle Signals Shift Toward Unmanned Turrets and Enhanced Crew Survivability

Recent imagery circulating on Chinese social media and defense forums suggests that a modified variant of China’s ZBD-04 infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) may be undergoing evaluation, pointing to a notable shift in design priorities within the People’s Liberation Army (PLA)....
China’s Z-21 Heavy Attack Helicopter

China’s Z-21 Heavy Attack Helicopter Enters New Test Phase, Signalling Major Leap in PLA High-Intensity Combat Preparedness

China’s rapid acceleration in indigenous rotorcraft development has emerged as one of the clearest indicators of its shift toward high-intensity combat readiness, long-range strike potential, and an increasingly sophisticated anti-access/area-denial (A2/AD) ecosystem. At the centre of this transformation is the...
New Images Reveal construction of China’s next Type 004 aircraft carrier

China’s Nuclear Carrier Ambitions: Can PLA Navy Match US With a Nuclear-Powered Carrier?

China is rapidly narrowing the military technology gap with the United States across almost every major domain — from fifth-generation stealth fighters to 100,000-ton supercarriers equipped with electromagnetic aircraft launch systems (EMALS). Yet one critical barrier has remained firmly out...
Chinese Changhe Z-10 attack helicopter

Chinese Z-10 Attack Helicopter Reportedly Intercepts Foreign Aircraft Near Disputed Airspace: U.S. Navy Aircraft Intercepted?

In a stark reminder of the growing volatility in East Asia, China’s state broadcaster CCTV aired footage on August 1 showing a tense mid-air encounter between a Chinese military helicopter and what it claims was a U.S. Navy aircraft over...
China’s New KJ-3000 AEW&C Aircraft Marks Major Leap in Aerial Surveillance Power

China’s New KJ-3000 AEW&C Aircraft Marks Major Leap in Aerial Surveillance Power

China has quietly rolled out a powerful new tool in its quest for air superiority and regional influence in the Indo-Pacific: the KJ-3000 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft. Newly released imagery confirms the development of the system, which...
China Prototype Naval Defense System to Counter Hypersonic Missiles and Drone Swarms

‘Bullet Curtain’: China’s Newest Anti-Drone Tech Floods the Sky with Ammunition to Stop Coordinated UAV Strikes

In a move that signals a significant leap in short-range naval defense technology, China has revealed a prototype weapon system capable of countering some of the most challenging threats in modern warfare: low-flying drones, cruise missiles, and even hypersonic anti-ship...
guided missile destroyer USS William P Lawrence.

Chinese Military Claims It Closely Monitored U.S. Naval Vessel Transiting Taiwan Strait

China’s military announced on Thursday that it deployed both naval and air assets to monitor and warn off a United States guided missile destroyer, the USS William P. Lawrence, as it transited the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday. The latest encounter...
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