Many of Chinese troops have likely been infected by the coronavirus. “To some extent, it is a blow to PLA's morale, but it is hard to say if it is a big blow or not," said Dr Si-fu Ou, a defence expert at Taiwan think tank Institute for National Defense and Security Research
The domestically-developed radar system will enable the Chinese navy to fully monitor China's seas and spot incoming threats from enemy ships, aircraft and missiles much earlier than the existing technology.
The new recruits could not keep pace with veterans, and veterans are not receiving enough training, the announcement said.
"The biggest challenge of battle at the high altitude is to provide sustainable logistics and armament support. In the 1962 China-India border conflict, China failed to protect its fruits of victory due to poor logistics support. Although local Tibetan residents provided soldiers with temporary support, it was not sustainable," Song Zhongping, a military expert, said.
China’s 2.3 million-strong military is the world’s largest, and Pakistan has emerged as the biggest consumer of the China-produced military hardware. In the past five years.
General Rawat said Indian forces will face the PLA troops if they come again in Doklam.
"Chinese border troops patrolling and stationing in the Dong Lang area are exercising sovereignty rights," Lu said without commenting on the troop reduction.
In the freezing temperatures of Himalayas, ‘around 1,600-1,800 Chinese troops have now virtually established a permanent presence in the Doklam area, near the Sikkim-Bhutan-Tibet trijunction’, a report said.
China's next-generation multi-nuclear warhead intercontinental ballistic missile with a proclaimed ability to hit targets "anywhere in the world" may be inducted into the PLA early next year
The missile which underwent another test -- the eighth since it was first announced in 2012 -- could be in the People Liberation Army's line-up as early as the first half of 2018, state-run Global Times said.
Xi Jinping said that "a military is built to fight" stressing combat capability as the criterion to meet.
China's military today said it will beef up the presence of troops and patrols to protect "every inch" of its territory in Dokalam but was evasive on the construction of the road which was stopped by Indian troops
Putting an end to the over two-month-long military standoff at Doklam, India and China on Monday agreed for “expeditious disengagement” of border personnel at the face-off site
Senior Col Li Li of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) may be thousands of kilometres away from Doklam but has a stern message for the Indian Army -- withdraw from the Chinese territory to avoid confrontation
In a 15-page statement issued by the Foreign Affairs ministry, Beijing claimed that over 40 Indian border troops and one bulldozer were illegally staying in the Chinese territory as of end of July
The PLA was founded on August 1, 1927, during the Nanchang uprising against then-ruling Kuomintang party.
In yet another threat to New Delhi over the month-long military standoff in Doklam, Chinese defence ministry spokesperson Wu Qian said that India should not “harbour any unrealistic illusions” about China’s abilities to defend its territory
The new base will support China's military operations in Africa and Asia as part of international humanitarian missions, escorting ships to avoid piracy and peacekeeping
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) will increase the numbers of other services, including navy and missile forces after downsizing its army.
Accusing Indian troops of entering the Chinese side in Donglong area in Sikkim sector, the Chinese military asked India to “correct” its “wrong doing”.
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