Posted on 08 January 2011
2011-01-08 (China Military News cited from telegraph.co.uk and written by Dean Nelson) -- The road was named after American General 'Vinegar Joe' Stilwell by nationalist China leader Chiang Kai-shek to honour his determination to find a faster way to get more military supplies from India to Chinese troops in Kunming.
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Posted on 07 January 2011
2011-01-07 (China Military News cited from Peopledaily)
Posted on 30 December 2010
2010-12-30 (China Military News cited from Global Times and written by Wang Zhaokun) -- Chinese analysts Wednesday rejected media reports that Beijing is building military barracks along its border with Myanmar as "groundless" and aiming to undermine relations between the two countries.
However, the report raised concerns in Indian media, as the country ... READ MORE
Posted on 26 November 2010
2010-11-27 (China Military News cited from chosun.com) -- China's response to North Korea's shelling of South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island so far has been very similar to the position it took on the North's sinking of the Navy corvette Cheonan in March. After expressing condolences to the victims and urging the two ... READ MORE
Posted on 24 November 2010
2010-11-25 (China Military News cited from CNN) -- The aircraft carrier USS George Washington sailed toward volatile waters off the Korean peninsula Wednesday for planned military exercises with South Korea in a show of force designed to deter a further escalation of hostilities with North Korea.
The exercises were billed as ... READ MORE
Posted on 24 November 2010
(China Military News cited from channelnewsasia.com and written by Mustafa Shafawi) -- The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) and China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) have concluded their second joint counter-terrorism (CT) training exercise.
Speaking at the closing ceremony on Wednesday morning, SAF Director of Joint Operations Brigadier-General Ngien Hoon Ping noted that the joint ... READ MORE
Posted on 23 November 2010
(China Military News cited from globaltimes.cn and written by Hao Zhou) -- Indian Ministry of Defence officials said Monday that two mountain divisions will be deployed in southern Tibet, an area claimed by Beijing, and will be "fully operational" by next year.
Chinese experts dismissed the defiant move, saying it is ... READ MORE
Posted on 22 November 2010
2010-11-23 (China Military News cited from Reuters and written by Robert Evans) -- The United States, Russia and China are working against a pact signed by 108 countries to ban cluster munitions that kill civilians long after conflicts, a leading international campaign group said on Monday.
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Posted on 19 November 2010
(China Military News cited from channelnewsasia.com and written by Mustafa Shafawi) -- Singapore and China have kicked off their second joint counter-terrorism training exercise.
The nine-day exercise, named COOPERATION 2010, had its opening ceremony on Friday.
The exercise focuses on counter-terrorism security operations for major international events.
About 60 personnel each from the Singapore ... READ MORE