Armed forces of Algeria has received into service new Chinese specialised support vehicles, based on the WZ502G Infantry Fighting Vehicle chassis,  used with the NORINCO 155 mm/45 calibre PLZ45 self-propelled artillery system. Algeria begins receiving ZCY45 battalion and ZCL45 battery command post vehicles and the GCL45 reconnaissance vehicle on WZ502G Infantry Fighting Vehicle chassis. A version of the WZ502G provides the […]

Three Chinese Navy ships tied up in San Diego Tuesday for a four-day visit. That was reported by kpbs.org. The frigates Yancheng and Daqing, and the oiler Tai Hu arrived at the B Street Pier . This is the third visit by Chinese Navy ships to San Diego in the last three years. Crew members were […]

Chinese army has conducted massive military exercises in Tibet mountainous region, the first such drill after it reconstituted area command which looks after the Line of Actual Control in the Kashmir region. That was reported by economictimes.indiatimes.com. Over 10,000 soldiers with the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Xinjiang Military Area Command participated in a defensive drill […]

Chinese military expert Du Wenlong said in a recent interview with CCTV that Japan’snew surface-to-ship missile (SSM), which has a range of 300 kilometers, will hardly serve its purpose in real battle, pointing out that the weapon’s threat is only theoretical. According to U.S. defense news site RCD, Japan’s new missiles are scheduled to be […]

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for a smaller army with better combat capability and optimized structure as the military reform deepens. Xi, who is also chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) and head of a leading group for deepening reform on national defense and the armed forces, made the remarks at a two-day […]

In late November, with the participation of onshore troops, surface ships, submarines and air officers, several new warships from a destroyer military unit of the South China Sea fleet launched a week-long targeted anti-submarine drill, furthering the fighting capacity of the participating units. According to Hu Weihua, the unit leader, more than 10 tasks were […]

The Myanmar Air Defence Force has agreed to buy a new Chinese-built Y-9E transport aircraft. The Y-9E is an export version of Chinese Y-9 medium-range transport aircraft produced by Shaanxi Aircraft Company. Myanmar Air Force will be the first foreign customer of Y-9E transport aircraft. Also, the new Y-9E transport aircraft looks to buy for Thailand and Venezuela […]

Nov. 24, 2015 marked a fresh start in the history of the Chinese Armed Forces, as thenation embarked on a long march of deepening military reform. One year on, the blueprint of the reform are clearer, and the commitment to building astrong military has become stronger. Amid profound and complicated changes in the international situation […]

The first China-Myanmar Diplomacy and Defense “2+2” Consultation is held in Naypyidaw, capital of Myanmar, from Nov. 24 to 25, 2016. China’s Deputy Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin, Deputy Chief of the Joint Staff Department under China’s Center Military Commission (CMC) Gen. Xu Fenlin, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs U Kyaw Tin and Chief of […]

Chinese military has begun deploying tanks and other armored vehicles near the Myanmar border.  According to numerous witnesses, around 700 Chinese soldiers along with armoured vehicles and air defence systems will now head to Myanmar border area. Photos from the sources showed a long column of vehicles, including armored personnel carriers, armoured rescue vehicles and […]