It said China also seemed to be exploring production of conventionally armed ICBM, which would give it another option — alongside its 135 or so nuclear long-range missiles — that could be used to threaten the US. (AP photo) China’s nuclear arsenal and other elements of its armed forces have grown robustly despite anti-corruption investigations…
In last few years, a seismic purge has rocked the upper echelons of China’s military leadership, with President Xi Jinping targeting senior officials for alleged corruption. The most recent casualty is Admiral Miao Hua, a member of the Central Military Commission (CMC)—China’s top military decision-making body. Driving the news This marks the latest chapter in…
China has suspended a senior military official, Miao Hua, who serves as the director of the political work department on the central military commission (CMC), the defence ministry announced Thursday.Miao is under investigation for “grave violations of party discipline and laws,” according to state news agency Xinhua, using a common euphemism for graft cases.The CMC,…
Representative image (Picture credit: ANI) Taiwan’s ministry of national defence (MND) reported increased Chinese military activity near its territory on Wednesday, detecting 24 People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft and 6 People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels operating around the island.Of the aircraft identified, 15 crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan’s…
Army starts full-scale patrols in Demchok, Depsang to follow NEW DELHI: Army has kicked off full-scale patrolling at Demchok in eastern Ladakh, while it will soon follow suit in Depsang Plains after initial patrols in the area verified that People’s Liberation Army (PLA) had completely dismantled its temporary structures and pulled back its troops to…
GUWAHATI: Fresh violence erupted Saturday night in Manipur’s Imphal West and Bishnupur districts, with reports of suspected militants using sophisticated firearms and bombs in both attacks. No fatalities were reported.Militants launched an attack around 7pm in Koutruk Ching Leikai village in Imphal West district, promoting retaliatory action from security forces stationed in the area. “The…
With both counties having overlapping claims in the region, sources said ‘patrolling will be done in all areas’, with a frequency of twice a month. (PTI) NEW DELHI: The India-China agreement on troop “patrolling arrangements” along the LAC, which will lead to disengagement at the remaining major faceoffs at Depsang and Demchok in Ladakh, will…
After a brief pause of three days, Taiwan detected Chinese military activity around the island, according to a statement from Taiwan’s ministry of defence (MND).The ministry said that at least 13 People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft and 3 People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels were spotted operating near Taiwan.The MND also reported that eight of…
China’s efforts to achieve maritime military parity with the US have suffered a significant setback after its newest state-of-the-art nuclear submarine sank in a dock, according to American officials.The incident reportedly took place last May or June at the Wuchang shipyard near Wuhan – the same city associated with the origin of the Covid-19 pandemic…
NEW DELHI: Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday outrightly dismissed the reports suggesting that Chinese forces have entered into the Indian territory, saying mere paintings of marks in undemarcated locations doesn’t mean the areas have been encroached upon.Rijiju, who represents Arunachal West Lok Sabha constituency, also said that overlapping of patrolling by Indian and Chinese…
