Rebellion within the ranks: China’s top military paper challenges Xi Jinping’s push for battlefield robotsA Chinese military newspaper, PLA Daily, has cautioned against the use of humanoid robots in warfare. The article highlights potential risk...
12 Jul, 2025, 12.29 AM IST
Chinese military's new model for integrated training group drills reaches front lines: PLA dailyChina's army has improved its training by conducting integrated combat drills on the front lines. The People's Liberation Army is focusing ...
03 Dec, 2024, 03.57 PM IST
Chinese researchers develop AI model for military use on back of Meta's LlamaChinese research institutions connected to the People's Liberation Army have utilized Meta's Llama model to create an AI tool for military ...
01 Nov, 2024, 09.02 AM IST
China admits four PLA soldiers killed in Galwan Valley clash with Indian ArmyAccording to the report, three PLA soldiers were killed in the combat while another soldier died while crossing the river when he went to s...
19 Feb, 2021, 01.37 PM IST
China may have quietly moved tonnes of war gear into northern Tibet, claims reportThe haul, according to the PLA Daily, was transported to a region south of the Kunlun Mountains in northern Tibet by the Western Theatre Co...
12 Jul, 2018, 11.05 AM IST
China holds biggest ever military drill in South China SeaChina claims almost all of the South China Sea.Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan have counter claims over the area.
12 Apr, 2018, 10.02 PM IST
PLA steps up drills in plateau region post-Doklam: MediaThe drills included by the Chinese navy at Djibouti base in the Indian Ocean, which was officially stated to be a logistics base.
12 Jan, 2018, 01.51 PM IST
Xi Jinping orders PLA to form elite combat forceXi ordered the Chinese military to strengthen combat readiness and put military training in a strategic position, the PLA Daily, official n...
04 Jan, 2018, 08.00 PM IST
China to downsize army to under a million in biggest troop cutThe People's Liberation Army (PLA) in China will increase the numbers of other services, including navy and missile forces.
12 Jul, 2017, 09.34 AM IST
Chinese navy to make waves with more carriers, marine corpsChina's military is eyeing more aircraft carriers to enhance its capabilities, experts said, as the PLA Daily reported the achievements of ...
22 Apr, 2017, 01.00 AM IST
China's military not to scrap its art troupesThe art troupe formerly under the general political department of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) will continue to exist under a new nam...
21 Mar, 2016, 05.51 PM IST
Chinese air force sets up 'adversary' brigade to simulate threatsThe brigade has fighter jets, helicopters, electronic warfare aircraft and drones, and all of its aircraft are made in China, PLA Daily rep...
17 Jul, 2015, 03.47 PM IST
China asks military officials not to give info on social mediaRetired military officers were no longer under the control of the PLA and so it was difficult to directly supervise the chat groups, accord...
05 May, 2015, 04.18 PM IST
China to deploy dogs in combat, anti-terror operationsThis means the military will use them for a wider range of missions, including combat operations, said an official for the PLA Daily.
06 Feb, 2015, 01.05 PM IST
Chinese soldier uses bulletproof armour of rice!A unit losing a major "battle" in a winter exercise this year were hence lauded as the victors by headquarters, the PLA Daily report said.
21 Jan, 2015, 06.43 PM IST
China opens its defence equipment production to private sectorIn an "unprecedented move" China has opened its arms industry to private sector to optimise its hefty $132 billion defence budget and moder...
26 Nov, 2014, 06.49 PM IST
- India-China ties need to go beyond national politics:S Jaishankar
New Delhi India and China need to forge stronger relationship "going beyond national politics" to accomodate each other's interests.
16 Dec, 2011, 07.16 PM IST