Chinese and Russian fleets conducted joint operation exercise off Guangdong Province in the South China Sea during the "Joint Sea 2016" drill on Friday. The drill, starting on Sept 12, will run until Sept 19, consisting of three phases: preparation at port, exercise at sea and summary.
The Ministry of National Defense said on Thursday the location of a recent test reported by some media outlets was "sheer speculation".
The Ministry of National Defense has confirmed the start of infrastructure construction of the People's Liberation Army's first overseas support facilities in Djibouti.
China's top military authority will greatly reduce its departments and personnel in order to give more power to lower-level authorities.
The ongoing drill by the People's Liberation Army in the Taiwan Straits is no more than a routine exercise and should not be overinterpreted.
China's national aircraft manufacturer has received orders for 185 MA-700s from 11 domestic and foreign buyers.
Artillery troops of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) kicked off a live-fire drill in a training base in northwest China's Lanzhou Military Area Command on Monday.
The country has approved technical guidelines that require civilian shipbuilders to ensure that their new vessels are suitable for military use.
Military has begun a probe into buildings erected without permission that exceed specifications or are illegally rented out, as part of graft crackdown.
The oceanographic research ship Zhu Kezhen of the Navy of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) on a mission of global voyage made a call at Guayaquil Port on Sunday for a five-day goodwill visit to Ecuador.
Defense Ministry spokesperson Yang Yujun said Tuesday that the country has not built any military bases overseas.
Ministry spokesmen had previously interacted with Internet users through the official account of the People's Liberation Army newspaper.