Ministry of National Defense

China's 45th naval fleet sets sail for escort mission in Gulf of Aden

The 45th fleet of the Chinese PLA Navy on Tuesday set sail from a military port in the coastal city of Qingdao to take over an escort mission from the 44th naval fleet in the Gulf of Aden and the waters off Somalia.

Xi calls for stronger military combat readiness

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for comprehensively enhancing the troops' combat readiness during an inspection of a group army headquartered in the country's northeast.

PLA conducts exercise in waters, airspace to north, southwest of Taiwan Island

Army Senior Colonel Shi Yi, spokesperson for the PLA Eastern Theater Command said on Saturday that the PLA Eastern Theater Command carried out training exercise in the waters and airspace to the north and southwest of Taiwan Island on August 19.

PLA naval, air forces conduct joint combat-ready patrol and training exercise around Taiwan Island

Army Senior Colonel Shi Yi, spokesperson for the PLA Eastern Theater Command, said on Saturday that the PLA Eastern Theater Command organized naval and air forces to conduct joint combat-ready patrol and training exercise around Taiwan Island on August 19.

China slams US, Canadian warships' transit through Taiwan Strait

The guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) and the Halifax-class frigate HMCS Montreal (FFG 336) sailed through the Taiwan Strait on June 3 and hyped it up publicly. Army Senior Colonel Shi Yi, spokesperson for the Chinese PLA Eastern Theater Command, slammed such provocative move in a written statement released on Saturday.

China denounces US P-8A aircraft's transit of Taiwan Strait

Snr. Col. Shi pointed out that the recent frequent provocative actions made by the US warships and planes have fully proved that the US is a saboteur of peace and stability as well as a creator of security risks in the Taiwan Strait.

Passage of US warship through Straits was monitored: Spokesperson

Every move of US warship Milius as it passed through the Taiwan Strait on April 16 was tracked and monitored, said the Chinese PLA Eastern Theater Command on Monday.

PLA continues to carry out combat training

Warships from the Eastern Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army continued to carry out combat training on Tuesday, after the three-day "Joint Sword" joint exercises around Taiwan Island ended on Monday.

Chinese military slams US warship's trespass into waters adjacent to China's Nansha Islands

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.

PLA wraps up security patrol around Taiwan and Joint Sword exercise

The PLA Eastern Theater Command had wrapped up the combat readiness security patrol around the Taiwan Island and all tasks of the Joint Sword exercise.

PLA undertakes major military exercise

The Eastern Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army carried out a number of simulated strikes against key targets on the Taiwan Island and its surrounding waters in exercises over the weekend, the command said.

PLA Eastern Theater Command launches security patrol, military exercise encircling Taiwan Island

The PLA Eastern Theater Command launched combat readiness security patrol encircling the Taiwan Island and carried out “Joint Sword” exercise, which will last from April 8 to 10 Beijing time as scheduled.

PLA Navy's Type 055 destroyer Wuxi achieves war-fighting capability

A naval vessel training center under the PLA Northern Theater Command recently held a three-day full-course test on the Type 055 10,000 ton-class guided-missile destroyer Wuxi in China’s Yellow Sea.

HY-6 tankers take off in the rain

An aviation regiment under the PLA Southern Theater Command received an order to conduct an aerial refueling mission for fighter jets formation one day.

Amphibious vehicles dash to beachhead

Amphibious armored infantry fighting vehicles attached to a company of a combined-arms brigade under the PLA 74th Group Army conducted a joint maritime beach landing training drill recently.

PLA Macao Garrison launches training for national flag raisers

Recently, the PLA Macao Garrison and the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) Government jointly launched the annual national flag raiser training for local students in 2023.

Chinese troops conduct training at 4,500 meters above sea level

An armored unit of the Tibet Military Command carried out a comprehensive training assessment on a plateau training ground about 4,500 meters above sea level amid minus 20 degrees Celsius.

China denounces US P-8A anti-submarine patrol aircraft's transit of Taiwan Strait

China on Monday expressed strong opposition to the U.S. aircraft's flying through the Taiwan Straits.

Festival groceries delivered to sentry post in Xinjiang

More than 760 pieces of Spring Festival groceries, including lanterns, Spring Festival couplets, fruits, meat, computers, televisions, air conditioners, automatic washing machines, tables and chairs for study, have recently been delivered to the Tielieketi border defense company in Xinjiang.

PLA monitors US warship's transit through Taiwan Strait: Spokesperson

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.

Chinese military rebuts US military's smear on aircraft encounter

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.

Combat-readiness support capability in winter plateau greatly improved

New-style military backpack equipped to border troops in Xinjiang

Recently, a regiment under the PLA Xinjiang Military Command received the newly-distributed integrated individual combat systems including a new-style assault backpack in various kinds of load-carrying equipment.

PLA conducts joint combat-readiness security patrol and joint firepower striking exercise around Taiwan Island

On December 25, the PLA Eastern Theater Command conducted the joint combat-readiness security patrol and joint firepower striking exercise involving troops of multiple services and arms in the waters and airspace around the Taiwan Island, said Army Senior Colonel Shi Yi, spokesperson for the PLA Eastern Theater Command (ETC), on Sunday.

PLA Hongkong Garrsion completes 24th round of officer rotations

Some officers assigned to the PLA Hong Kong Garrison finished the deployment in Hong Kong and returned to their former posts on December 26, 2022.

PLA spokesperson makes remarks on Chinese border troops' routine patrol in Dongzhang area

Senior Colonel Long Shaohua, spokesperson for the Western Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), made remarks on Chinese border troops' routine patrol in Dongzhang area on Tuesday.

Chinese military slams US warship's trespass into waters adjacent to China's Nansha Islands

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.

Chinese, Lao militaries hold third border defense friendship exchange

The Chinese and Lao militaries held the third border defense friendship exchange in Mengla County, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, on Monday.

Western Theater Command air force opens air rescue routes to Luding County

After a 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit Luding County, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, the air force under the PLA Western Theater Command opened ten rescue air routes in particularly difficult circumstances to lift the local residents out of plight on Sept. 6, 2022.

Within 24 hours after quake, rescue troops from Western Theater Command rush to Luding

At 15:30 Spet.5, the aviation troops, engineering troops and medical service troops assigned to the 77th Group Army finished preparations and waited for order to set out.