China military

Seven reasons why claims of PLA hacking fail the test

4 Mar 2013

Recently, a US company few of us had heard of gained instant fame for saying the People's Liberation Army was behind a lot of computer hacking. That may be. But the claims made by Mandiant should...

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Anger after Jackie Chan caught using military car in Beijing

1 Mar 2013

The Hong Kong action star, who famously accused America of being the most corrupt country in the world, was widely condemned by Chinese netizens after he was caught using a military car in Beijing...

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How they see it

24 Feb 2013

The US internet security firm Mandiant claimed cyberattacks against US websites were traced to a building in Shanghai owned by the Chinese army.

PLA trains to fight Asian enemy allied with English-speaking 'third force'

3 Feb 2013

Analysts said the inclusion of an English-speaking third party in PLA drills was aimed at sending a message that the Chinese military is preparing for possible intervention by the United States if...

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PLA to step up war preparedness as military exercises 'have become a show'

21 Jan 2013

The People's Liberation Army must rid itself of deep-seated habits, cultivated within the military by decades of peace, in order to prepare for war at a moment's notice, the mouthpiece of the...

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Four generals promoted in key military command area of Jinan

The People's Liberation Army's Jinan Military Command has seen a new round of reshuffling, with the appointments of four generals to top-brass positions in the military region responsible for...

As China's navy grows, end of Deng's dictum of keeping a low profile?

When American historian Alfred Thayer Mahan wrote his 1890 tome The Influence of Sea Power on History, 1660-1783, he could hardly have imagined that it would be influencing the leaders of distant...

Xi Jinping orders PLA to step up its 'real combat' awareness

New Communist Party general secretary Xi Jinping ordered the People's Liberation Army to intensify its "real combat" awareness in order to sustain military readiness in his first reported visits...