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2023-04-10
The guided-missile destroyer USS Milius on April 10 illegally trespassed into the waters adjacent to the Meiji Jiao of China's Nansha Islands without the approval of the Chinese government.
2023-04-07
Loving our people and our military. As long as the military and the civilian sectors work together in one mind, we are sure to achieve the Chinese dream of nation rejuvenation and jointly create a better future.
2023-04-06
Spokesperson of China's Ministry of National Defense delivered remarks on Thursday concerning the "transit" trip of Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen through the United States.
2023-03-31
According to the work plan agreed by the Chinese and Japanese defense departments, the two sides have recently completed the building of a direct telephone link under the maritime and air liaison mechanism, and will maintain communication on the arrangement for its opening.
2023-03-30
"China firmly opposes the establishment of the so-called Trilateral Security Partnership among the US, the UK and Australia,"said Senior Colonel Tan Kefei, spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, at a regular press conference on Thursday.
2023-03-30
Senior Colonel Tan Kefei, spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, introduced Chinese military’s participation in the defense and security cooperation within the SCO this year at a regular press conference on Thursday.
2023-03-30
"China has always been a builder of world peace, a contributor to global development, and a defender of international order", said Tan.
2023-03-30
The Chinese military will take necessary measures to resolutely safeguard the territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests.
2023-03-30
A variety of activities are to be held to celebrate the 74th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), said Senior Colonel Tan Kefei, spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, at a regular press conference on Thursday.
2023-03-30
A variety of activities are to be held to celebrate the 74th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), said Senior Colonel Tan Kefei, spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, at a regular press conference on Thursday.
2023-03-24
"We sternly demand the US side to immediately stop such provocative behaviors, otherwise it would take the serious consequences of every eventuality it caused," said the spokesperson.
2023-03-23
On March 23, the US guided-missile destroyer USS Milius illegally entered the territorial waters near China's Xisha Islands without Chinese government’s permission.
2023-03-22
The working group of the Chinese Ministry of National Defense (MND) held the eighth defense coordination dialogue with the Australian side in Canberra, Australia, today.
2023-03-16
"China demands the United States to immediately stop making irresponsible remarks, spreading rumors and slanders about the Chinese military, and stop using the so-called "China threat" to sow discord among regional countries," said Senior Colonel Tan Kefei, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense (MND), on Thursday.
2023-03-16
"The Taiwan question is at the very core of China's core interests, and the first red line that must not be crossed in China-US relations," said SeniorColonel Tan Kefei, spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, on Thursday.
2023-03-16
"Japan should earnestly learn from history, and speak and act cautiously in military security field", said Senior Colonel Tan Kefei, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, on Thursday.
2023-03-08
We have firmly adhered to the Party's absolute leadership over the people's armed forces, and unswervingly promoted political education and training. As a result, the political ecology of China's armed forces has fundamentally improved with a positive atmosphere flourishing.
2023-03-07
Senior Colonel Tan Kefei, spokesperson for the delegation of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the People's Armed Police Force (PAP) to the First Session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), gave an account of the membership of the delegation on March 6.
2023-03-06
The Chinese government upholds the guideline of coordinated development of national defense and economy, and appropriately determines the scale of defense spending in light of actual defense needs and national economic development level.
2023-03-03
At the meeting, the Chinese working group exchanged views with the working groups from the other SCO members on the defense communication and cooperation this year under the SCO framework.
2023-03-03
We urge the US to stop arms sales to and military contact with Taiwan, and stop meddling in the Taiwan question and exacerbating tensions across the Taiwan Strait.
2023-03-03
No matter what the US side says, it won’t change the course of China’s reunification, nor will it shake our resolve and will to safeguard national reunification and territorial integrity.
2023-02-27
China on Monday expressed strong opposition to the U.S. aircraft's flying through the Taiwan Straits.
2023-02-23
Taiwan is part of China, and the Taiwan question is an internal affair that the Chinese people will resolve on their own at their own discretion, without brooking any foreign interference, stressed Senior Colonel Tan Kefei, spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense.
2023-02-23
The Chinese PLA Army has sent troops to Austria at invitation to participate in the international mountain infantry competition Edelweiss Raid 2023 from February 27 to March 2.
2023-02-23
The army of the Chinese PLA Southern Theater Command has dispatched a contingent to participate in the humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) exercise, a part of multinational exercise Cobra Gold 2023, in Thailand from February 9 to March 10, said Senior Colonel Tan Kefei.
2023-02-16
From February 8 to 15, a working group sent by China’s Ministry of National Defense visited Laos, Vietnam and Brunei and held talks respectively with the defense departments of the three countries.
2023-02-09
China has declined the US proposal for a telephone conversation between the defense chiefs of China and the US, said Senior Colonel Tan Kefei, spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, in a statement on Thursday.
2023-01-13
The Reservists Law is an important legislation for national defense and military development. It will act as a fundamental and comprehensive law to regulate the work of reservists' affairs in all aspects and marks an important achievement in the reform of military policies and institutions.
2023-01-09
The Eastern Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) organized the joint combat-readiness security patrol and real-combat exercise involving troops of multiple services and arms in the waters and airspace around the Taiwan Island on January 8.
2022-12-31
History has told us that only when Japan sticks to peaceful development and truly respects other countries’ security concerns can it gain the trust of its Asian neighbors and the international community.
2023-01-06
Army Senior Colonel Shi Yi, spokesperson for the PLA Eastern Theater Command, released a written statement on Friday, saying that the guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) sailed through the Taiwan Strait on January 5, 2023 and hyped it up publicly.
2023-01-01
The Chinese PLA Southern Theater Command released a written statement on Saturday night to rebut the US military's recent smear, saying that the US deliberately misled the public opinion, distorted fact, blamed the innocent and attempted to fool the international community.
2022-12-30
China has always been firmly opposed to the US arms sales to China's Taiwan region. The US's move is a serious violation of the one-China principle and the provisions in the three China-US joint communiqués, especially the August 17 Joint Communique of 1982.
2022-12-29
The Japanese side should learn lessons from history, refrain from muddying the waters and pursuing selfish gains on the Taiwan question, and avoid getting on the old beggar-thy-neighbor path that turns neighbors into enemies.
2022-12-29
The recent China-Russia Joint Sea-2022 naval exercise fully reflected the level of strategic mutual trust and the depth of tactical coordination between the two sides.
2022-12-29
China urges the US side to reflect on its negative moves in the space domain, stop hyping up "China threat" and space confrontation, and instead take an active part in international space arms control, said a spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of National Defense on Thursday.
2022-12-29
“The US cannot seek to resume dialogue and exchanges with China in an all-round manner, while at the same time constantly damaging China's interests, let alone confusing the whole story and blaming China for the cancellation of some military exchanges,” said Senior Colonel Tan Kefei, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, at a regular press conference on Thursday.
2022-12-29
The military actions by the PLA are targeted at “Taiwan independence” separatist forces and external interferences, aiming to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity, said Senior Colonel Tan Kefei, a spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of National Defense, at a regular press conference on Thursday.
2022-11-29
The USS Chancellorsville's illegal behavior seriously violated China's sovereignty and security, and served as a new irrefutable proof of the US military's practice of navigation hegemony and militarization of the South China Sea.
