A purge of military elite shows the risk of a sudden surge in military spending—and of crossing Xi Jinping.
Although officially, China is still committed to a policy of “peaceful reunification” of Taiwan, the de facto independent ...
Chinese archaeologists have successfully preserved the only surviving “golden armour”, rumoured to have been worn in battle ...
By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 28 (Reuters) - U.S. chipmaker Nvidia helped China's DeepSeek hone artificial ...
What does seem clear is that Zhang’s purge — the most dramatic in a wave of military purges that has unfolded since 2023 — has raised questions about China’s strategy toward Taiwan, at a time when ...
Following the recent purge of Zhang Youxia, the second-highest-ranking official in the Chinese military, it has been reported ...
July 1, 2025: Over the last few years China has purged or removed from their positions dozens of senior army, navy, and air force officers. The government conducts inspections and numerous ...
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China’s stunning military purge

Analysts are calling it China’s biggest military purge in roughly half a century: President Xi Jinping has placed his second-in-command, China’s top general, under investigation. Shanshan Mei, who ...
Pin-straight lines of Chinese soldiers took part in a rehearsal under the sweltering sun in Beijing to prepare for a military parade in September - Copyright AFP ...
Exclusive: A scientist building multimillion-dollar satellite technology for an Australian military contractor worked with ...
In what might be the craziest thing you'll see this week (yes, it's only Tuesday), here's a video of Chinese soldiers playing hot potato with a live grenade. Apparently it's an official military ...
Pin-straight lines of Chinese soldiers took part in a rehearsal under the sweltering sun in Beijing to prepare for a military parade in September China's military will showcase its latest domestically ...