Ministry of National Defense

PLAN hospital ship Silk Road Ark sets sail for Mission Harmony 2025

Armed police soldiers in combat training

PAP soldiers assigned to the Anshui detachment of the Chinese People's Armed Police (PAP) Force Guizhou Corps move forward in combat formation in the woods during a search and annihilation combat training exercise on September 3, 2025.

PLA naval vessels conduct training in South China Sea

YY-20 tanker aircraft refuels J-16 fighter jets

Transport helicopters in field flight training

Soldiers conduct chemical detection and reconnaissance training

A soldier assigned to a chemical defense unit under the Chinese PLA Xinjiang Military Command conducts chemical surveillance with a stand-off chemical detectorduring a chemical detection and reconnaissance training exercise on August 28, 2025.

Mine clearance vehicle in tactic training

Su-30 fighter jets participate in flight training

(V-Day) China holds massive parade to mark 80th anniversary of WWII victory

China held a massive military parade in central Beijing on Wednesday to mark the 80th anniversary of its victory in World War II, pledging the country's commitment to peaceful development in a world still fraught with turbulence and uncertainties.

(V-Day) China's anti-UAV systems appear in V-Day parade

China showcased its anti-unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) systems in Wednesday's V-Day parade. The formation included anti-UAV missile-gun integrated system, high-energy laser weapons, and high-power microwave weapons.

(V-Day) China unveils nuclear triad for first time in parade

China unveiled its land-, sea-, and air-based strategic forces as the nuclear triad for the first time in Wednesday's V-Day military parade.

(V-Day) PLA guards of honor formation marches through Tian'anmen Square

The People's Liberation Army (PLA) Guards of Honor formation marched through Tian'anmen Square in Wednesday's V-Day military parade, escorting flags of the Party, the nation and the PLA.

(V-Day) PLA's aerospace, cyberspace, information support forces debut in parade

The People's Liberation Army (PLA)'s Aerospace Force, Cyberspace Force and Information Support Force made its debut in Wednesday's V-Day military parade through Tian'anmen Square.

China's V-Day commemorations begin

A grand commemorative meeting started in Beijing's Tian'anmen Square on Wednesday morning to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.

Xi, Putin laud bilateral ties, vow further cooperation

Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday that the China-Russia relationship has become an example of major-country ties, featuring permanent good-neighborly friendship, comprehensive strategic coordination and mutually beneficial cooperation.