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2025-01-18
According to a written statement released by the Chinese People's Liberation Army Southern Theater Command, joint air and maritime combat-readiness patrols were carried out in the South China Sea from January 17 to 18.
2025-01-17
"In the year of 2024, the Chinese military carried forward its fine traditions and made innovative efforts on military diplomacy, and improved the quality and efficiency of international military cooperation," said Senior Colonel Wu Qian.
2024-12-31
Senior Colonel Zhang Xiaogang, spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense (MND) of the People's Republic of China (PRC), answers questions at a regular press conference on the afternoon of Dec. 26, 2024.
2024-12-23
"We firmly oppose and strongly condemn the US’s military assistance and arms sales to China's Taiwan region and have made solemn representations to the US side," said Senior Colonel Wu Qian, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense on Monday.
2024-12-22
China's Ministry of National Defense on Saturday slammed a recent U.S. Department of Defense report on military and security developments involving China.
2024-12-17
It's a regular arrangement for the PLANS Fujian to conduct relevant trials during its construction process. Follow-up tests of the aircraft carrier will be carried out based on the progress of construction.
2024-12-13
"China's position is clear and consistent: More provocations lead to stronger countermeasures; Should the Philippine side stubbornly follow the wrong path, China will never back down," said Chinese Defense Spokesperson Senior Colonel Wu Qian when answering media inquiries on Friday.
2024-12-13
"The PLA will decide whether and when to conduct military exercises in accordance with the needs and the situation on the ground," said Chinese Defense Spokesperson Senior Colonel Wu Qian on Friday.
2024-12-26
"Several pieces of US weaponry won't be the magic straw that can save a drowning man; they are nothing but easy targets on the battlefield," said a Chinese defense spokesperson at a regular press conference on Thursday.
2024-12-11
Senior Colonel Wu Qian, spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense (MND) of the People's Republic of China (PRC), answers questions at a regular press conference on the afternoon of Nov. 28, 2024.
2024-12-02
"The US's behavior seriously harms China's sovereignty and security interests, undermines the two militaries' relations, and endangers peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait," said Chinese Defense Spokesperson Senior Colonel Wu Qian on Monday.
2024-11-28
"The political manipulations and provocations seeking 'Taiwan independence' by the DPP authorities will lead nowhere and can never stop the historical trend of China's reunification," said the spokesperson.
2024-11-26
A US P-8A anti-submarine patrol aircraft flew through the Taiwan Strait on November 26 and hyped it up publicly. Senior Colonel Cao Jun, spokesperson for the air force under the Chinese PLA Eastern Theater Command, slammed this provocative move in a written statement released on Tuesday.
2024-11-21
"Chinese and US defense ministers failed to have a one-on-one meeting at the 11th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus) and the responsibility lies entirely with the US side," said Wu Qian on Thursday.
2024-11-17
On the afternoon of November 15th, spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense Senior Colonel Zhang Xiaogang answered recent media queries concerning the military.
