China's Defense Ministry denied reports that the People's Liberation Army (PLA) units had entered level-2 combat readiness. full story ![]()
Responding to a hard-hitting attack from a former top U.S. diplomat, Taiwan's defense ministry has blamed "political factors" and "budgetary considerations" for the island's lack of military readiness to deal with a possible Chinese attack.
foxnews.com (2 months and 9 days ago)
Responding to a hard-hitting attack from a former top U.S. diplomat, Taiwan's defense ministry has blamed "political factors" and "budgetary considerations" for the island's lack of military readiness to deal with a possible Chinese attack.
miamiherald.com (2 months and 9 days ago)
TAIPEI, Taiwan—Responding to a hard-hitting attack from a former top U.S. diplomat, Taiwan's defense ministry has blamed "political factors" and "budgetary considerations" for the island's lack of military readiness to deal with a possible Chinese attack.
denverpost.com (2 months and 9 days ago)
Senior Colonel Geng Yansheng, spokesman of the Ministry of National Defense (MND) of the People's Republic of China (PRC), expressed at the regular press conference of the MND held on February 28, 2013 that currently the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) has no overseas military base.
china.org.cn (2 months and 23 days ago)
The Ministry of National Defense on Friday denied foreign reports that the People's Liberation Army (PLA) is building up on the country's border with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
china.org.cn (1 month and 12 days ago)
BEIJING — China sought to demonstrate a new level of military transparency Tuesday by publishing more detailed information than ever before on the structure of its armed forces. The ground forces of the People’s Liberation Army number 850,000, the PLA Air Force now has a total strength of 398,000 and the PLA Navy counts 235,000, the Ministry of National Defense said in its...
washingtonpost.com (1 month and 7 days ago)
The Chinese military has pledged robust support to ensure the realization of the "Chinese dream," according to a circular from the General Political Department of the People's Liberation Army (PLA).
china.org.cn (2 months and 9 days ago)
BEIJING (Reuters) - Two major Chinese military websites, including that of the Defense Ministry, were subject to about 144,000 hacking attacks a month last year, almost two-thirds of which came from the United States, the ministry said on Thursday.
reuters.com (2 months and 27 days ago)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan's defense ministry said Monday that it regretted the "not entirely objective" characterization by the former top U.S. diplomat on the island that declining military budgets have left it vulnerable to Chinese attack and made it easier for mainland spies to penetrate its armed forces.
boston.com (2 months and 9 days ago)

South Korea has raised its military readiness alert level, and on Wednesday it used aircraft and ships, as well as specialists on the ground, to collect air samples to analyze possibly increased radiation from the test, according to the Defense Ministry.
oregonlive.com (3 months and 10 days ago)
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