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  China showcases its J20s at Victory Parade. What's special about world's first 2-seat 5th-gen jet?

  World | September 03, 2025 16:12 IST

  Popularly known as 'Mighty Dragon', Chengdu J-20 is a twin-engine fifth-generation all-weather stealth aircraft. The aircraft has three variants - J-20, J-20A and J-20S. The J-20S variant was first officially revealed by the Chinese military during the 2024 Zhuhai Airshow.

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  'Will alter warfare': China shows off its 'wolf robots' during military drill | Watch

  World | August 07, 2025 14:01 IST

  The 70-kg wolf robot is "utility quadrupedal" robot that can neutralise targets, and conduct reconnaissance missions. It is also capable of transporting equipment and conducting support missions.

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  Is Xi Jinping losing control? What it could mean for China and India: Explained

  Explainers | July 03, 2025 17:16 IST

  Between May 21 and June 5, 2025, Xi Jinping was nowhere to be seen. Not on state media. Not in official readouts. Not in diplomatic engagements. It was the longest unexplained absence of his presidency.

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  China develops ultra-powerful spy camera capable of capturing facial details from 60 miles away

  Science | February 21, 2025 14:51 IST

  China has developed an ultra-powerful spy camera using synthetic aperture lidar, capable of capturing facial details from 60 miles away. This breakthrough in surveillance technology could revolutionise military reconnaissance and satellite monitoring.

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  Did India-China complete disengagement at Demchok and Depsang? Chinese military's first statement

  World | October 31, 2024 15:55 IST

  The Chinese military said it hoped the Indian side would work together with Beijing to take important common understandings between the two leaders as guidance continuously implement the mentioned resolutions and jointly safeguard peace and tranquillity along the border areas.

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  Differences with India on border issue reduced, some consensus reached in disengagement: China

  World | September 26, 2024 23:50 IST

  Although the Chinese military didn’t comment on the progress of the disengagement from the remaining areas including Depsang and Demchok but said both sides will continue to consolidate the outcomes.

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  Maldives, China to boost defence cooperation, sign MoUs for transactions in respective currencies

  World | September 15, 2024 11:46 IST

  The Maldives and China explored ways to enhance their defence cooperation, according to the defence ministry. In a post on X on Friday, the Maldives' Ministry of Defence announced that Defence Minister Ghassan Maumoon held a meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Admiral Dong Jun.

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  India-China border situation 'generally stable at present': Chinese military on PM Modi's remarks

  World | April 26, 2024 14:37 IST

  Earlier this month, PM Modi stressed the urgency of addressing the "prolonged situation" at the border to restore peace and tranquillity in the affected areas. In response, the Chinese foreign ministry said "great positive progress" had been made in the border situation.

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  'Shouldn't harm interests..': China vexed over India-Philippines naval exercises in South China Sea

  World | December 28, 2023 21:06 IST

  Earlier this month, INS Kadmatt visited the Philippines and participated in a maritime exercise in the South China Sea alongside BRP Ramon Alcaraz, an offshore patrol vessel of the Philippine Navy. China has been locked in a tense maritime stand-off with the Philippines over territorial claims.

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  Chinese defence chief promises Putin to take military cooperation to 'a new level'; no talks on war

  World | April 19, 2023 14:21 IST

  Moscow and Beijing have closely aligned their policies in an attempt to reshape the world order to diminish the influence of the United States and its Western allies.

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  'Everything is transparent': Putin rejects claims of military alliance between Russia, China

  World | March 26, 2023 19:46 IST

  The clarifications from Putin's side came nearly a week after his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping made a visit to Moscow.

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  China's fighter jet flew dangerously close to US military plane over South China Sea I WATCH

  World | December 30, 2022 10:19 IST

  According to the US Air Force, the"unethical behaviour" of the Chinese navy fighter jet forced the American pilot to manoeuvre to avoid a collision.

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  China blasts US report, reiterates 'no 1st use' nuke policy

  World | December 06, 2022 20:58 IST

  The Pentagon last week released an annual China security report that warned Beijing would likely have 1,500 nuclear warheads by 2035, and that it has provided no clarity on how it plans to use them.

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  11 Chinese military aircraft enter Taiwan's air defense identification zone

  World | April 21, 2022 9:52 IST

  According to Taiwan News, two Xi'an H-6 strategic bombers continued on their journey south of Taiwan before reentering the country's ADIZ in the southeast.

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  Australia, New Zealand fear military presence after China's deal with Solomon Islands

  World | March 28, 2022 16:31 IST

  Australian PM Scott Morrison said he had spoken to New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern over the weekend about the development and planned to speak to his counterparts in Papua New Guinea and Fiji later Monday. 

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  India returns captured PLA soldier to China

  India | January 11, 2021 14:06 IST

  A Chinese soldier, who was apprehended by the Indian Army in eastern Ladakh three days ago, was handed back to China on Monday, official sources said.

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  'Indian forces fought PLA with utmost bravery, forced them to go back'

  India | December 14, 2020 14:51 IST

  Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said India's armed forces stood up to aggression along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh and fought the Chinese military with "utmost bravery", forcing it to go back.

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  China hints at deployment of military to quell protests in Hong Kong

  World | July 24, 2019 12:26 IST

  The Chinese military on Wednesday warned the pro-democracy protestors in Hong Kong that it could deploy its soldiers on the city government's request to maintain law and order in the wake of anti-Beijing demonstrations against a bill allowing extraditions to China.

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  Chinese military tests heavy aerial delivery with unmanned transport aircraft

  World | June 24, 2019 11:02 IST

  Jointly held by the National Defence University of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the state-owned China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, the aerial delivery exercise took place recently in Zhangye, Northwest China's Gansu Province, China Central Television (CCTV) reported.

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  Indian, Chinese militaries to conduct joint exercise from Dec 11

  India | December 06, 2018 21:29 IST

  The annual Exercise Hand-in-Hand will commence on December 11 and go on till December 23 at Chengdu in China.