China’s official military newspaper, PLA Daily, has issued an unusually blunt warning about corruption inside the People’s ...

For three years, Xi Jinping has been cleaning out the Chinese military elite, bringing high-level dismissals and ...

Zhang Youxia, a top military general and vice-chairman of the body in overall command of China’s military forces, was removed ...

By ousting his top generals, Xi Jinping has secured absolute control but also hollowed out the command structure preparing for possible war over Taiwan.

The anti-corruption campaign has left open positions and a lack of senior officials with the experience to fill them.

China acquired naval platforms from Russia to rapidly boost its capabilities throughout the 1990s and early 2000s.

It also marked the zenith of Xi’s latest officer purge, which has touched every corner of the PLA and claimed all but one top officer over the last few years. Although the move came as a shock, its ...

Some analysts believe there had been an even earlier visual clue of the coming trouble: General Zhang had turned his back on Mr Xi at the end of a speech nearly a year ago, perhaps hinting at a ...

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Overall, the defence budget has been increased by 15 per cent, taking it to ₹7.84 lakh crore from the ₹6.81 lakh crore ...