Tag: Military
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China opens a joint airfield in Laos with construction ongoing
China’s new airfield in Laos is a work in progress, with satellite imagery showing many areas where construction appeared to be ongoing even as it was ... -
Japan and Philippines agree to deepen defense ties
Japan and the Philippines agreed yesterday to further deepen their defense collaboration and talk about protecting shared military information in the face of mutual alarm over ... -
Myanmar confirms a key northeastern city on border with China has been seized by an ethnic alliance
Myanmar’s military government has acknowledged that it withdrew its forces from a key city on the northeastern border with China after it was taken over by ... -
Japan, UK and Italy formally establish a joint body to develop a new fighter jet
The defense ministers of Japan, Britain and Italy signed an agreement yesterday to establish a joint organization to develop a new advanced jet fighter, as the ... -
Beijing says US arms sales to Taiwan are turning the island into a ‘powder keg’
Senior Col. Wu Qian, the defense ministry’s top spokesperson, holds up souvenir pins to mark the Chinese Air Force anniversary during a press conference in Beijing ... -
Beijing said the US is a disruptor of peace following Pentagon report
China said the United States is the “biggest disruptor of regional peace and stability” in the world in a scathing response yesterday to a Pentagon report ... -
Taiwan launches first home-made submarine for testing, China condemns
Taiwan’s leader launched the island’s first domestically made submarine for testing yesterday at a port in Kaohsiung. The submarine, if successful in its tests, will be ... -
Defense Minister Li to visit Russia and Belarus in show of support despite West’s objections
Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu is visiting Russia and Belarus in a show of support for those nations which the West has sought to isolate over ... -
China and Singapore agree to top-level defense hotline
China and Singapore laid the groundwork yesterday for a hotline between the two countries that would establish a high-level communications link between Beijing and a close ... -
Former Australian PM says subs to counter China ‘worst deal in history’
Former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating yesterday launched a blistering attack on his nation’s plan to buy nuclear-powered submarines from the United States to modernize its ... -
NATO chief sees ‘some signs’ China could back Russia’s war
NATO’s chief said yesterday [Macau time] that the military alliance has seen “some signs” that China may be planning to support Russia in its war in ... -
Taiwan threatens to shoot down any Chinese balloons
Amid speculation over alleged Chinese spy balloons, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said this weekit would shoot down any suspected military object coming close to its shores from ... -
US holds drills in South China Sea amid tensions with Beijing
The United States Navy and Marine Corps are holding joint exercises in the South China Sea at a time of heightened tensions with Beijing over the ... -
China, Russia to hold joint naval drills
Russian warships set off yesterday to take part in a joint naval drills with China, an exercise that showcases increasingly close defense ties between the two ... -
China sending fighter jets to Thailand for joint exercises
The Chinese air force sent fighter jets and bombers to Thailand for a joint exercise with the Thai military yesterday. The training will include air support, ... -
Breaking News: Security scanners across Europe tied to China govt, military
At some of the world’s most sensitive spots, authorities have installed security screening devices made by a single Chinese company with deep ties to China’s military ... -
Military targets 16 officials for graft as Xi widens probe
China’s military announced the names of 16 senior officials who were put under investigation for graft, including the deputy head of its nuclear forces, signaling President ...
