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Liu Zhen
Correspondent, China
Liu Zhen joined the Post in 2015 as a reporter on the China desk. She previously worked with Reuters in Beijing.
Liu Zhen joined the Post in 2015 as a reporter on the China desk. She previously worked with Reuters in Beijing.
Areas of Expertise:
China military and diplomacyLanguages Spoken:
English, Japanese, Mandarin
If the proposal goes ahead it will be the first time the US has bought a major surface combatant from a foreign partner since WWII.
A video released to mark the PLA Navy’s anniversary uses wordplay to suggest that a new warship is under construction.
Commentary calls it ‘inevitable’ and necessary for PLA to embrace artificial intelligence to gain the advantage in future warfare.
Think tank warns that weapons shortfalls could leave American forces vulnerable in a future conflict – and Chinese observers agree.
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Beijing could send in GJ-21s – which have long endurance and high manoeuvrability – to counter uncrewed combat boats, military magazine says.
Price of successful ‘drone killer’ said to be one-tenth that of conventional air-defence munitions with comparable range and firepower specs.
Japan’s islands and the waters of the Philippines could be targeted in a cross-strait operation, according to military magazine.
PLA’s four-engine turboprop described as outperforming US counterpart in engine power, payload capacity, structure and material.
Speech live-streamed to PLA’s high-level units calls for resolute political loyalty with no room for self-interest or corruption.
Eastern Theatre Command, which has several nuclear power plants within its geographic coverage, holds decontamination drill.
The electromagnetic weapon is designed for stealth operations, according to state broadcaster CCTV.
Tehran says it has shot down a Wing Loong II, which could be proof of ‘active complicity’ in the US-Israeli war.
US launches rescue mission after F-15E downing; one crew member found, another missing in first such combat loss since war began.
Tokyo plans to introduce loitering munitions with a range of more than 1,000km, according to Japanese media reports citing official sources.
Type 96A main battle tanks from Eastern Theatre Command now have APS to counter drones and anti-tank missiles, according to state media.
Five ships transit Tsushima Strait and are tracked heading northeast after China warned of strong response to ‘neo-militarism’.
China’s military mouthpiece claims Tokyo has ‘astonishing’ stockpile of nuclear materials and the tech to produce weapons.
The Chinese capital sets strict limits on the sales, storage and transport of unmanned aerial vehicles and core components.
Chinese state broadcaster highlights robot wolves, drones and laser weapons in new documentary about the PLA’s latest unmanned systems.
Journal says China should target boost stage, when ballistic missiles are slower, lack manoeuvrability and emit an intense heat signature.
Exercise will ‘rapidly integrate’ the advanced vessels into the joint combat system covering Taiwan and the seas near Japan.
In a conflict over Taiwan or western Pacific, Beijing may overwhelm air defences through sheer numbers in a war of economic attrition.
Fire damage and plumbing issues on the USS Gerald R. Ford suggest an overstretched military and ‘hollowed out’ industrial base, analysts say.
PLA Air Force details streamlined operations that pair tankers and fighters, with real-time recommendations for pilots.
Much of the stockpile is stored at one facility in the country’s northwest that’s accessible only by a narrow road, according to think tank.
Beijing has denied a report that it was close to selling the ‘aircraft-carrier killer’ to Tehran, but it would be a game-changer against US.
HPM technology has become cost-effective enough to be applied against drones in public security situations, state media report.
The official dismissal confirms the fall of Han Weiguo, the PLA Central Theatre Command’s inaugural commander.
Two of the guided-missile destroyers with hull numbers assigned have been spotted at a naval base on the East China Sea coast.
