Tag Archives: People’s Liberation Army

• China will protect its sovereignty: Xi 1 August 2017 This post has one comment

  China will fiercely protect its sovereignty against "any people, organisation or political party", President Xi Jinping warned Tuesday, as the country celebrated the 90th anniversary of PLA. ...

• Pushed by Xi, new PLA training hard to win wars 31 July 2016 | KJM Varma This post has no comments yet

  President Xi Jinping is pushing China's 2.3 million-strong PLA which turns 89 tomorrow to train hard to win wars as it expands its high tech arsenal. ...

• How People’s Liberation Army embarrassed the Indian army chief 29 July 2014 This post has no comments yet

  Army chief General Bikram Singh faced embarrassing questions from some officers of the People's Liberation Army during his recent visit to Beijing. ...

• India, China, Pakistan to take part in joint naval exercises 11 April 2014 | KJM Varma This post has no comments yet

  In a rare show of camaraderie, naval ships of India, China and Pakistan would take part in joint exercises being organised to celebrate the 65th founding anniversary of the Chinese navy. ...

• China provokes India again, its troops enter Arunachal Pradesh 21 August 2013 | Nitin Gokhale This post has one comment

  Chinese troops reportedly intruded into Arunachal Pradesh last week and stayed for a few days, in a repeat of the standoff at Depsang in Ladakh four months ago. ...

• China rejects allegation of its army’s intrusion into Ladakh 22 April 2013 This post has no comments yet

  China on Monday rejected reports of intrusion by its troops in Ladakh, saying the People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers patrolled the Chinese side of Line of Actual Control (LAC) without "trespassing" into it. ...

• Chinese soldiers set up post in Indian territory 20 April 2013 | Fayaz and Bukhari This post has no comments yet

  Several dozen Chinese soldiers have set up a remote camp some 10 km inside territory claimed by India in the high altitude Himalayan desert of Ladakh, Indian police sources said. ...

• Man who set up Tibet radio gets £65 in back-pay 63 years later 29 March 2013 | Peter Simpson This post has no comments yet

  Patience is a virtue that has finally paid off for Robert Ford. Former civil servant Robert Ford received back-pay of £65 on his 90th birthday. ...

• China defends massive growth in military spending 4 March 2013 | Christopher Bodeen This post has no comments yet

  Newly installed Chinese leader Xi Jinping faces a key test of his campaign to end corruption and reduce extravagance when outlays for the politically influential military are announced Tuesday. ...

• Special Report: China’s military hawks take the offensive 16 January 2013 | David Lague This post has no comments yet

  Tough talk backed up with firepower delivered over a three-decade military buildup, is sending an unnerving signal that a rising China may be ready to use force. ...