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The China Aerospace Studies Institute describes itself as the US Air Force’s “premier centre” for studying China and its aerospace capabilities. Photo: US Air Force
China’s air force

US Air Force to shut down research centre focusing on Chinese military

The China Aerospace Studies Institute published open-source research on the PLA’s air, space, cyber and missile capabilities.

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Corruption in China

PLA chiefs’ downfall eliminated ‘political danger’, military mouthpiece says

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2026 Xi-Trump summits

Did North Korea’s missile launches target the Xi-Trump summit agenda?

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UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles)

Eyeing Ukraine, China’s military doctors voice progress on drone-caused injuries

Head, face and neck injuries are becoming a big problem in armed conflicts dominated by uncrewed aerial vehicles.

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The rising number of cranio-maxillofacial injuries has prompted changes to military medical treatment protocols around the world. Photo: Shutterstock
A Ukrainian soldier prepares a drone to fire towards Russian positions in the Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine on Saturday. Photo: Ukraine’s 65th Mechanised Brigade via AP
Taiwan

Taiwan coastguard’s rare missile firing reveals deepening links with navy

Further integrating the agency with the military would multiply threats to the PLA Navy in a conflict, analysts say.

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China's military weapons

Were the Serbian military’s new robot dogs built using Chinese technology?

Analysts say the nations are deepening their collaboration, with China seeing Serbia as a gateway to the European market.

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China's military weapons

How are China’s Type 052D destroyers shifting the balance in the western Pacific?

The warship was used to launch a hypersonic anti-ship missile in July and could be strategically important in a Taiwan contingency.

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Footage of a Type 052D destroyer launching a YJ-20 hypersonic anti-ship missile was aired on state television in July. Photo: CCTV
Footage of a Type 052D destroyer launching a YJ-20 hypersonic anti-ship missile was aired on state television in July. Photo: CCTV
China-Africa relations

Djibouti base upgrade may give PLA eyes on foreign military in Middle East

Commercial imagery reveals two new communication sites built near foreign military bases in East Africa, US think tank says.

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US-China relations

Does Trump’s new AI Force signal tech race escalation ahead of Xi summit?

Move may either aid AI risk talks or become containment tool targeting China, one analyst says, as others expect more intense tech rivalry.

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US-China relations

US space weapons move has ‘broken taboo’, could trigger ‘new arms race’

Defence experts at Beijing’s Xiangshan Forum urge US-China dialogue on space security, days ahead of Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington.

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The United States has deployed "on-orbit space control weapons" capable of defending against hostile adversary action. Photo: AP
China's military weapons

Could China’s sixth-generation fighter carry a laser to defend against missiles?

Beijing expo display offers strongest public hint yet that China is developing airborne laser systems for advanced fighter aircraft.

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The J-36 is the unofficial name for a jet first seen flying over Chengdu in December 2024 and believed to be a sixth-generation fighter jet under development by Chengdu Aircraft Corporation. Photo: X/Rupprecht_A
The J-36 is the unofficial name for a jet first seen flying over Chengdu in December 2024 and believed to be a sixth-generation fighter jet under development by Chengdu Aircraft Corporation. Photo: X/Rupprecht_A
China's military weapons

Could mystery Shanghai vessel be a mothership for China’s underwater drones?

Satellite images show an unusual craft under construction that analysts say may be designed to deploy very large uncrewed submarines.

2026 Xi-Trump summits

Exclusive | China, US may unveil measures to boost military ties when Xi visits Washington

Two sides have been discussing ways to improve communication channels, according to sources familiar with the talks.

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China-Japan relations

Warning against Japan’s military build-up surfaces at Beijing security conference

Chinese scholars say Tokyo’s security expansion and US ties could trigger regional instability.

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Chinese scholars at the Xiangshan Forum link Japan's defence budget in part to US expectations but they say "domestic conservative forces" and anti-China sentiment also play a part. Photo: AFP
Taiwan

Exclusive | ‘Provocation’ could accelerate Taiwan reunification: retired PLA major general

Island’s leader William Lai has ‘challenged our red lines’, Luo Yuan says on sidelines of Beijing’s Xiangshan Forum.

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Retired PLA major general Luo Yuan is a senior adviser to the Xiangshan Forum, China’s flagship security conference. Photo: Simon Song
Retired PLA major general Luo Yuan is a senior adviser to the Xiangshan Forum, China’s flagship security conference. Photo: Simon Song
Taiwan

Taipei donates coastguard vessel to Manila amid South China Sea tensions

As it faces off against Beijing in the region, Manila has been expanding its unofficial security cooperation with Taipei.

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2026 Xi-Trump summits

Chinese defence chief skirts flashpoints at Xiangshan Forum ahead of Xi-Trump summit

Dong Jun makes rare public offer of foreign military aid at major security conference and skips mentions of Taiwan and South China Sea.

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United Nations

As US slashes funding, UN peacekeeping head says global body can rely on China

Jean-Pierre Lacroix tells Beijing’s Xiangshan Forum that UN is struggling with fewer resources and a shrinking field presence.

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The UN's peacekeeping chief Jean Pierre Lacroix delivers remarks on the second day of the Xiangshan Forum in Beijing on Wednesday. Photo: AP
The UN's peacekeeping chief Jean Pierre Lacroix delivers remarks on the second day of the Xiangshan Forum in Beijing on Wednesday. Photo: AP
South China Sea

Should Beijing use its maritime militia as backup force in South China Sea?

On the sidelines of the Xiangshan Forum, a leading Chinese researcher says there could be a role for the vessels at critical moments.

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US-China relations

Defence chief Dong Jun omits Taiwan in milder Xiangshan Forum address

Retired PLA colonel says defence minister’s speech signals growing confidence and lower tension with US.

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China’s military

Fragility and cooperation: takeaways from Dong Jun’s Xiangshan Forum speech

The Chinese defence minister officially opens the security conference with a warning about ‘zero-sum’ mindsets.

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Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun delivers remarks on the second day of the Xiangshan Forum in Beijing on Wednesday. Photo: AP
Mainland China

Xiangshan Forum: China’s defence chief on security in a fragile world – as it happened

Dong Jun makes no mention of Taiwan or the South China Sea in his address, just days before the US-China summit.

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Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun addresses Xiangshan Forum in Beijing on Wednesday. Photo: AP
Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun addresses Xiangshan Forum in Beijing on Wednesday. Photo: AP
China-Japan relations

How Okinawa’s political shift could make Japan more prepared for a Taiwan contingency

Election of governor backed by nation’s ruling party could stabilise the US military presence and drive a defence build-up.

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US-China relations

US-China ties haunted by lack of mutual trust, Beijing Xiangshan Forum told

No ‘illusion that things will be easy’ ahead, former Chinese ambassador to US says before President Xi Jinping is expected in Washington.

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Taiwan

Taiwan tests US-made MQ-9B drones to counter PLA ‘grey-zone’ operations

More advanced derivative of MQ-9A Reaper to be used for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, island’s military says.

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The MQ-9B SeaGuardian surveillance drone is made by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems. Photo: Handout
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