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Japan warns of China’s growing naval muscle
Japan voiced concern Tuesday over China’s growing assertiveness and widening naval reach in nearby waters and the Pacific and over what it called the “opaqueness” of Beijing’s military budget. In its annual defence report, Tokyo also pointed to threats from North Korea’s series of nuclear tests and development of a new mid-range ballistic missile, and [...]
China to Enhance Modernization of Military Forces
China will steadily reform national defense and the army and constantly modernize the military forces, said China’s Minister of National Defense. Defense minister Liang Guanglie made the remarks at a reception in Beijing Sunday celebrating the 84th founding anniversary of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). August 1 every year is China’s Army Day. “In the [...]
China needs at least three aircraft carriers: general
China needs at least three aircraft carriers to defend its interests, a general said, days after the state media broadcast footage of its first carrier in a rare public mention of the project. “If we consider our neighbours, India will have three aircraft carriers by 2014 and Japan will have three carriers by 2014,” General [...]
Chinese warships participate in Russian Navy Day celebrations
Two Chinese navy ships are taking part in the festivities dedicated to the celebration of the Russian Navy Day in the Far Eastern port of Vladivostok, a spokesman for Russia’s Pacific Fleet said on Sunday. Frigate Luoyang and training ship Zheng He arrived in Vladivostok on Friday. The ships are hosted by the Russian Udaloy [...]
China tells US to halt spy plane flights
China has demanded that the United States stop spy plane flights near the Chinese coast, saying they have “severely harmed” trust, but the Pentagon insisted Wednesday it was within its rights. The dispute comes after Taiwanese media reported two Chinese fighter jets attempted to scare off an American U2 reconnaissance plane that was collecting intelligence [...]
China downplays capability of first aircraft carrier
China sought to downplay the capability of its first aircraft carrier Wednesday, saying the vessel would be used for training and “research”, amid concerns over the country’s military build-up. China recently confirmed it was revamping an old Soviet ship to be its first carrier, a project that has added to regional worries over the country’s [...]
Chinese sub logs new depth milestone
A Chinese submersible conducted the country’s deepest manned dive Tuesday in the latest technical milestone for China, which theoretically puts most of the ocean floor’s vast resources within its reach. The Jiaolong undersea craft — named after a mythical sea dragon — reached 5,057 metres (16,591 feet) below sea level in a test dive in [...]
Clinton praises China, ASEAN over South China Sea
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday praised China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations for agreeing on guidelines aimed at defusing tensions over the South China Sea. “I want to commend China and ASEAN for working so closely together to include implementation guidelines for the declaration of conduct in the South China [...]
US lawmakers in new bid for Taiwan jets
A congressional panel on Thursday urged the United States to sell F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan, the latest appeal for the weaponry the island says it needs to counter a rising China. With no dissents, the House Foreign Affairs Committee voted for a measure saying President Barack Obama “should take immediate steps to sell Taiwan [...]
