2012-02-20 (China Military News cited from defense.gov) -- The military’s strategic shift to the Pacific region provides an opportunity to improve U.S.-China relations, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today.
"In our re-strategy, we've taken a decision to rebalance ourselves toward the Pacific," Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey ... READ MORE

2012-02-18 (China Military News cited from IANS) -- India yesterday dismissed suggestions that its growing relations with the US were aimed at countering China, saying its armed forces were being strengthened primarily to protect and safeguard its territorial integrity.
“No, that is not correct,” said Defence Minister A K Antony on ... READ MORE

2012-02-18 (China Military News cited from PLA Daily) --  LtGen Jürgen Bornemann, the Director General of the International Military Staff (IMS) paid an official visit to China from 13 to 15 February, on invitation by the Chinese Military Authorities.
LtGen Bornemann and his delegation met with MGen Qian Lihua, the Chief ... READ MORE

2012-02-18 (China Military News cited from PLA Daily) -- The fifth meeting of the Military Resource-saving Work Leading Group of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) was held in Beijing on February 16, 2012. Liao Xilong, member of the Central Military Commission (CMC), director of the Military Resource-saving Work Leading ... READ MORE

2012-02-17 (China Military News cited from People's Daily Overseas Edition) -- Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping met with U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and other senior military officials at the Pentagon on Feb. 14. During the first visit by a top ... READ MORE

2012-02-17 (China Military News cited from AFP) -- On a military base in north Taiwan's Taoyuan county, hundreds of young men are battling one of the main obstacles to a robust and efficient defence force -- obesity.
They get up at dawn to jog, do calisthenics and throw mock hand grenades, all ... READ MORE

2012-02-16 (China Military News cited from in.com) -- Blaming India and its multi-party political system for the delay in solving the vexed Sino-India border issue, Chinese state media on Wednesday said the two sides were "far away" from reaching a "fair" agreement due to "suspicion and distrust", which is also ... READ MORE

2012-02-16 (China Military News cited from PLA Daily) -- Chen Bingde, member of the Central Military Commission (CMC) and chief of general staff of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), met with Serlyukov, the visiting deputy chief of general staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation at the ... READ MORE

2012-02-15 (China Military News cited from AFP) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Tuesday called for more "transparency" from China's military and expanding security ties between the two powers as he hosted leaderin-waiting Xi Jinping. After an elaborate Pentagon ceremony for China's vice-president, Panetta said the U.S. wanted to ... READ MORE