The shake-up in China’s armed forces comes as both Beijing and Washington are pushing through major changes in their ...

The appointment of Zhang Shengmin as second-ranked vice chairman of the Central Military Commission was announced at the end of a four-day Central Committee meeting. Zhang becomes the third highest ...

The president’s pattern of withholding Politburo seats is showing on both the military and civilian sides of China’s ...

On October 17, 2025, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) expelled nine of its most senior military leaders, including members of the Central Military Commission, former defence ministers, and theatre ...

China's People's Liberation Army has rapidly modernized with the help of President Xi Jinping, becoming a formidable force ...

A new Rand report explores the prospect of China embracing the more flexible Western concept of mission command and what that ...

China has commissioned its latest aircraft carrier after extensive sea trials, adding a ship to what is already the world’s ...

China is undertaking sweeping efforts to strengthen its military. Over the last few decades, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has transformed from an outdated regional military into an increasingly ...

Military anti-corruption tsar Zhang Shengmin promoted to China's number two general Zhang replaces General He Weidong, purged last week on corruption charges Zhang emerged unscathed from corruption ...

Australia's defence force operations to protect its sea trade routes, including through the South China Sea, are becoming ...