Chinese Navy

Chinese Navy

A nuclear-powered Type 094A Jin-class ballistic missile submarine of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy navigates during a military display in the South China Sea, April 12, 2018. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Missile test showcases sensitive Chinese submarine capabilities key to nuclear deterrent

Commanding, controlling and communicating with nuclear-armed submarines attempting to operate undetected pose immense challenges, they say – something felt acutely by a Chinese Communist Party...

Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong is seen in this screenshot taken from a video released by the Eastern Theatre Command of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) on April 1, 2025. Photo: Eastern Theatre Command/Handout

China launches military drills around Taiwan, calls Taiwan President a ‘parasite’

Chinese vessels are pictured in disputed South China Sea, April 21, 2017. Photo: REUTERS/Erik De Castro/File photo

China conducts military patrol in South China Sea, warns Philippines

A Da Wu-class rescue and salvage ship sails as the Taiwan military demonstrates combat readiness ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year holidays as part of an annual exercise in Kaohsiung, Taiwan January 9, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo

Taiwan details surge in Chinese military activity, did not detect live fire

New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters looks on on the day he meets with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the State Department in Washington, US, April 11, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Craig Hudson/File Photo

New Zealand foreign minister to question Chinese naval activity in Beijing visit

A Navy miniature is seen in front of displayed Chinese and Taiwanese flags in this illustration taken, April 11, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Taiwan reports first Chinese 'combat patrol' of the New Year

A Navy miniature is seen in front of displayed Chinese and Taiwanese flags in this illustration taken, April 11, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

China sends largest naval fleet in decades to region, threat level severe: Taiwan

A Navy miniature is seen in front of displayed Chinese and Taiwanese flags in this illustration taken, April 11, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Taiwan raises alert as China deploys 90 ships in likely drills

A Navy miniature is seen in front of displayed Chinese and Taiwanese flags in this illustration taken, April 11, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Taiwan reports near doubling of Chinese warships nearby

Soldiers prepare for a live fire drill at the Fangshan training grounds in Pingtung, Taiwan, August 26, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo

Taiwan watching Chinese carrier movements as sources say war games may start this weekend

A Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) soldier takes part in a drill to mobilise their Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile unit in response to a recent missile launch by North Korea, at US Air Force Yokota Air Base in Fussa on the outskirts of Tokyo, Japan August 29, 2017. Photo: REUTERS/Issei Kato/File photo

Fearing China's hypersonic weapons, US Navy seeks to arm ships with Patriot missiles

A Navy miniature is seen in front of displayed Chinese and Taiwanese flags in this illustration taken, April 11, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Chinese blockade would be act of war: Taiwan

Members of the Philippine Coast Guard stand alert as a Chinese Coast Guard vessel blocks their way to a resupply mission at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea, March 5, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Adrian Portugal/File Photo

China holds live-fire drills opposite Taiwan