2012-03-20 (China Military Article by China-defense-mashup.com) -- The military service system adopted after the founding of the PRC was based on wartime practices and borrowed from the systems of other countries, such as the Soviet Union. Article 3 of the Common Program, the temporary constitution approved at the first plenary ... READ MORE

2012-03-19 (China Military News cited from HARSH V. PANT and by Japan Times) -- Once again, for this year, China has announced a double-digit increase in its military spending as concerns continue to rise in Southeast Asian region and beyond about China's true intentions behind its drive to strengthen its ... READ MORE

2012-03-19 (China Military News cited from chinapost.com.tw) -- It is true that the Philippines is trying to manufacture a war scare over the Spratly Islands, a large archipelago that rides atop very rich oil reserves in the South China Sea.
The Philippines claims Reed Bank — an islet of the Spratlys, ... READ MORE

2012-03-19 (China Military Article released by China-defense-mashup and by General Fan Changlong, Commander of Jinan Military Area Command) -- The troops of Jinan Military Area Command (JMAC) are deployed mainly in north China's Shandong and Henan provinces. The area is of great strategic importance as it covers the coastlines of ... READ MORE

2012-03-17 (China Military News cited from aviationweek.com and by Richard D. Fisher, Jr.) -- As China starts to put together a modern, integrated air force, which could reach 1,000 fighters by 2020, it is developing the components of a future force of stealthier combat aircraft, new bombers and unmanned, ... READ MORE

2012-03-17 (China Military News cited from brookings.edu and by Kenneth G. Lieberthal) -- The U.S.-China relationship seems certain to be a dominant issue in any foreign and defense policy debate during the 2012 presidential campaign. Although foreign policy in general appears unlikely to become a major focus of this ... READ MORE

2012-03-15 (China Military News cited from dailynebraskan.com  and by Jiajun (Abe) Xu) -- Does anyone see America as a threat? In my view, the United States stabilized the world. Its $15 trillion gross domestic product (GDP) makes America so big that it can stabilize any financial crisis anywhere else in ... READ MORE

2012-03-14 (China Military News cited from eurasiareview.com and by Commodore R. S. Vasa) -- China’s penchant for breaching technological barriers has been in the news and is frequently being discussed in many forums. It is obvious that China’s “Peaceful Development” has more to do with preparing for higher levels of ... READ MORE

2012-03-11 (China Military News cited from indiatimes.com) -- China's increased military spending, by 11% this year and 12.7% last year, is matched by its growing assertiveness in pressing territorial claims. A classic example is the South China Sea where Beijing contends that India's exploratory drilling with Vietnam is a breach ... READ MORE