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China’s navy

China is known to be working on a fourth carrier and is looking to build more. Photo: Xinhua via AP

China’s aircraft carriers

Have China’s plans for a nuclear-powered carrier taken another step forward?

Recent reports saying a prototype reactor has been built in Sichuan ‘have clearly highlighted’ the country’s ambitions, one analyst said.

24 Nov 2024 - 11:00AMvideocam

Hong Kong society

2 PLA Navy warships arrive in Hong Kong for 5-day port call

24 Nov 2024 - 3:25PM

China’s aircraft carriers

China’s J-35 stealth fighter to be suited up for aircraft carrier service

14 Nov 2024 - 10:00AMvideocam

China’s aircraft carriers

Updated Chinese J-15 fighter jet spotted in aircraft carrier drill footage

Military analyst says J-15Bs seen airborne in official images, suggesting planes have entered service.

2 Nov 2024 - 2:38AMvideocam

At least nine of the aircraft in the exercise are believed to be J-15Bs. Photo: CCTV

China’s aircraft carriers

Chinese navy holds first dual aircraft carrier drills in South China Sea

State television report shows Liaoning and Shandong sailing side by side in exercises aimed at improving ‘systematic combat capability’.

31 Oct 2024 - 8:00PMvideocam

China’s aircraft carriers

China’s Liaoning carrier puts jets through paces after skirting Japanese atoll

Carrier heads for the Celebes Sea as US and Philippine forces prepare for joint manoeuvres.

4 Oct 2024 - 12:00PMvideocam

China’s military

In Sea of Japan, China and Russia flex power to counter US and allies

China-Russia navy drills show they are willing and able to undermine growing military ties between US, Japan and South Korea, analysts say.

20 Sep 2024 - 8:30PM

Russian anti-submarine aircraft fly during the Ocean-2024 drill with China. Photo: Russian Defence Ministry Press Service via AP

South China Sea

Why Philippine warning of South China Sea war may not be cause for serious alarm

Manila’s defence chief said towing away a grounded ship would be an act of war, but one analyst said that is ‘not a good option’ for China.

19 Sep 2024 - 10:00PMvideocam

Taiwan

Japan protests against ‘unacceptable’ route taken by Chinese aircraft carrier

The warship and two destroyer escorts passed close to outlying Japanese territory en route to the Pacific.

19 Sep 2024 - 4:45PM

China’s military

What do sightings of Type 094s say about China’s nuclear sub force?

Chinese magazine says surfacing of vessels point to combat-ready crews, command chain and logistics.

16 Sep 2024 - 10:57PMvideocam

A PLA nuclear-powered Type 094A Jin-class ballistic missile submarine was spotted surfacing in the Taiwan Strait in June. Photo: Reuters

China’s military

China says Fujian aircraft carrier has tested catapult launch system

A trailer for a military documentary appears to show footage from a camera mounted on a plane as it took off from the ship.

12 Sep 2024 - 9:00PMvideocam

The clip included footage apparently shot on the carrier’s flight deck. Photo: CCTV

Japan

Japan on alert as Chinese flotilla approaches to join Russian drills

Experts label the joint exercises a ‘provocative’ display of military unity, designed to send a message to Tokyo and Washington.

11 Sep 2024 - 8:07AM

China’s military

US theatre commander urges China rethink ‘tactics in South China Sea and beyond’

Experts say military communication between two countries advancing rapidly since Xi and Biden met in November, easing risk of confrontation.

10 Sep 2024 - 8:08PMvideocam

China’s military

Chinese, Russian navy, air forces to hold joint drills again in Sea of Japan

Second such joint drills in as many years come amid tensions between Beijing and Tokyo over support for US efforts to pressure China.

9 Sep 2024 - 8:00PMvideocam

China and Russia have pledged to “deepen mutual military trust and cooperation” through means including expanding the scale of joint military exercises and carrying out regular joint maritime and air patrols. Photo: People’s Liberation Army of China

China’s military

China to supply warships to Cambodia as scrutiny over naval base heightens

Close defence ties between the two countries have prompted speculation China will benefit from exclusive use of the base it funded.

7 Sep 2024 - 6:37PMvideocam

Satellite images show two Chinese ship docked at Cambodia’s Ream naval base, in May. Photo: Planet Labs PBC via AP

China’s military

‘Arctic ambition’: 3 Chinese icebreakers forge polar presence, unity with Russia

Recent agreements, including between Xi and Putin, seek China-Russia collaboration on shipping routes, research and tech in the region.

5 Sep 2024 - 9:59PMvideocam

China’s military

PLA prods southern Japan with eye on first island chain route: analysts

Two Chinese military operations in a week near its neighbour are part of broader contingency planning, observer says.

3 Sep 2024 - 10:00PMvideocam

China-Asean relations

South China Sea: China and Singapore embark on bigger joint navy exercise

Drills ‘enhance mutual trust and friendship, and promote practical exchanges’ between militaries, says Chinese defence ministry spokesman.

4 Sep 2024 - 1:15PMvideocam

Sailors from China and Singapore attend the opening ceremony of China-Singapore Exercise Maritime Cooperation 2024 near Zhanjiang in southern China on Sunday. Photo: Xinhua

Japan

Japan protests Chinese naval intrusion, days after airspace incursion

A Chinese naval vessel was spotted entering Japanese territorial waters near the southern Kuchinoerabu island at around 6:00am on Saturday.

1 Sep 2024 - 1:31PM

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16 October, 2024