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According to a draft budget report submitted to the national legislature on Wednesday, the Chinese government is seeking a defense budget of 1.78 trillion yuan ($246 billion) for the 2025 fiscal year, a 7.2-percent year-on-year increase.
Lieutenant Colonel Zhang Dongxu, commander of a combined combat battalion of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force, said his unit now has stronger fighting prowess thanks to intensive training, new hardware and inter-service exercises.
China allowed the Philippines to dispatch a civilian vessel to deliver supplies to a warship that was illegally grounded at Ren'ai Reef in the South China Sea on Tuesday, a spokesman for the China Coast Guard said on Wednesday.
China on Wednesday announced a 7.2-percent increase in its 2025 national defense budget.
The Bayi Aerobatic Team of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force took off from a northern airport on Sunday to participate in celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of the establishment of China-Thailand diplomatic relations and the 88th anniversary of the Royal Thai Air Force.
China and the United States have made initial plans for the next phase of military exchanges, a Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman said on Thursday.
A Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson warned Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party authorities that holding back the tide with a broom will only end up in self-destruction.
The recent operations of the Chinese naval fleet in international waters near Australia fully comply with international law, a spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense said on Thursday.
China voiced serious concerns on Wednesday following the United States' decision to extend military aid to Taiwan, urging Washington to cease arming the island and destabilizing the Taiwan Strait.
China urges the U.S. to stop arming Taiwan and undermining the peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian said at a regular press conference on Wednesday, in response to a report that the Trump administration has released $5.3 billion in previously frozen foreign aid, including $870 million designated for military assistance to Taiwan.
The Chinese mainland expressed serious concerns on Wednesday after the United States exempted military aid to the Taiwan region, urging Washington to cease arming the island.
The Fujian Coast Guard conducted on Tuesday routine law enforcement patrols in the waters near Jinmen, a spokesperson for the China Coast Guard said on Tuesday afternoon.
China is "deeply surprised and strongly dissatisfied" with Australia's groundless accusations and deliberate hype over the People's Liberation Army's exercises in international waters, a Defense Ministry spokesman said on Sunday.
In response to Australia's accusation of China's lack of transparency and the Australian air traffic control agency's notices for some airlines to adjust their flight plans amid the recent activities of three Chinese warships and live-fire drills in waters near Australia.
Xi Jinping, chairman of the Central Military Commission, has signed orders to publish three regulations on the military's interior order, code of conduct and military formation.
China's military announced on Friday that it had issued warnings and expelled two Philippine C-208 aircraft and an N-22 aircraft that had entered the airspace over a South China Sea island on Thursday.
China's military said Tuesday it warned off and expelled a Philippine C-208 aircraft that had entered airspace over a South China Sea island.
The militaries of China and Australia held the 23rd Defense Strategic Dialogue in Beijing on Monday, the Chinese Ministry of National Defense said.
The Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army organized naval and air forces to monitor and track the Canadian vessel's passage, effectively responding and handling the situation.
China’s consumption market continues to thrive, signaling a robust economic recovery and offering vast opportunities for international collaboration, according to Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun. As China enters the Year of the Snake, the nation's consumption-related industries are showing impressive growth, reflecting both the country’s structural transformation and the growing confidence in its economy.
A China's Ministry of National Defense spokesman said on Friday that China's expulsion of an Australian warplane was completely reasonable and lawful, urging the Australian side not to blindly follow others.
PLA Eastern Theater Command dispatched multiple waves of naval and air forces to conduct combat alert patrols and training around the island of Taiwan from Chinese New Year's Eve on January 28 to the Lantern Festival on Wednesday.
The naval soldiers of People's Liberation Army, who were conducting a combat readiness patrol mission in the waters around Taiwan on Wednesday, sent Lantern Festival greetings to a nearby Taiwan warship.
The PLA monitored and maintained vigilance as U.S. warships passed through Taiwan Strait from Monday to Wednesday.
From February 10 to 12, the U.S. destroyer USS Ralph Johnson and the oceanographic survey ship Bowditch transited the Taiwan Straits.
Developed by the School of Astronautics at Harbin Institute of Technology, the prototype of ground-air dual-purpose unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) weighs only 300 grams, roughly the same as an apple.
China released a set of regulations that note the do's and don'ts for disseminating military-related information on the internet, which, for example, encourage spreading information reflecting achievements in the modernization of national defense and the military.
Xi Jinping, chairman of the Central Military Commission, has signed an order to promulgate a set of revised regulations on scientific research related to military equipment.
The People's Liberation Army's Southern Theater Command conducted a routine patrol in the South China Sea on Wednesday, a day after the Philippines and United States militaries conducted a joint exercise in the region.
The Air Force of the Chinese People's Liberation Army's Southern Theater Command conducted a routine patrol in the airspace over Huangyan Island in the South China Sea on Tuesday, a spokesperson for the theater command said.
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