Chinese Defense Ministry
China sending fighter jets to Thailand for joint exercises
The Chinese air force is sending fighter jets and bombers to Thailand for a joint exercise with the Thai military on Sunday.
The training will include air support, strikes on ground targets and small- and large-scale troop deployment, the Chinese Defense Ministry said in a statement posted on its website.
Will China Join Military Alliance with Russia to Take on US?
China is not planning on creating a united front with Russia against NATO, the Chinese Defense Ministry announced. Its spokesperson stressed that military ties between the two powers served as a basis for a strategic partnership. However, the sides are sticking to the principle of non-participation in the alliances and do not want any confrontation.
China "will never allow war or chaos on its doorstep"
China will never allow war or chaos on its doorstep, Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Ren Guoqiang has said.
He made the statement speaking during a monthly news conference on Thursday, when asked about tension on the Korean peninsula, Reuters reported.
China and India locked in high-stakes, high-altitude border row
A border standoff between Chinese and Indian troops on a remote Himalayan plateau has heightened long-standing tensions while ensnaring a tiny kingdom, Bhutan, between the two nuclear-armed powers.
The row has festered for more than a month as India and China refuse to back down in the distant but strategically key territory, reflecting the historic mistrust between the Asian giants.
China returns underwater drone, US condemns 'unlawful' seizure
China has returned a U.S. underwater drone taken by one of its naval vessels in the disputed South China Sea last week after what it said were friendly talks with the United States, which reiterated its criticism of the "unlawful" seizure.
China-Russia military drill in Mediterranean Sea to begin soon
A debut Chinese-Russian naval drill in the Mediterranean will begin soon, according to diplomatic sources, after NATO launched one of its biggest-ever anti-submarine exercises in the North Sea on May 4 amid rising tensions between Russia and its northern neighbors.