Conversation
03.01.19
The Future of China-U.S. Military Relations
The U.S.-China military relationship has been relatively stable over the past few years. Both sides’ leaders recognize that effective relations between the two militaries help prevent crises and stabilize the broader bilateral relationship. Events...
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07.12.17China Sends Troops to Djibouti, Establishes First Overseas Military Base
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China has dispatched troops to Djibouti in advance of formally establishing the country's first overseas military base.
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04.24.17Made-In-China Aircraft Carrier Is Readied for Launch
South China Morning Post
China was making final preparations to launch its first domestically built aircraft carrier as it marked the 68th anniversary of the founding of the PLA Navy on Sunday.
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04.19.17China Reshuffles 84 Corps-Level Military Units
Xinhua
China announced Tuesday a military reshuffle with 84 corps-level units newly adjusted or established, a move hailed by President Xi Jinping as another major step in strengthening the country’s armed forces.
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04.17.17China-Nepal Exercises Don’t Worry Us: India
Hindu
The enduring ties between Kathmandu and New Delhi are not concerned with the ongoing military exercises between China and Nepal, the External Affairs Ministry said.
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10.11.16Protests Outside Chinese Defense Ministry at Army Cuts
Guardian
More than 1,000 people walk and chant in Beijing in demonstration believed to be about pensions and personnel cuts
The China Africa Project
07.26.16
There Are a Lot More Chinese Soldiers in Africa Today... And Likely More To Come
Around 2014, the Chinese began to shift their military engagement strategy in Africa to include the deployment of combat-ready infantry units to countries like Mali and South Sudan where the United Nations is being actively targeted by Islamist...
Media
02.19.16
New Video Celebrates Chinese Missiles With Old-School Communist Pomp
Trumpets sound and trombones blare as a warhead launches. Intercontinental ballistic missiles mounted on trucks parade down the center of a boulevard crowded with bystanders. “We are the glorious Rocket Force,” a mixed choir sings in a Soviet-...
The China Africa Project
07.06.15
China’s Expanding Military Presence in Africa
China is steadily expanding its military footprint in Africa, highlighted by the recent deployment of 700 combat-ready troops to join a multinational peacekeeping operation in South Sudan. In all, the People’s Liberation Army and Navy now have an...