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Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun Meets Timor-Leste Leaders in Dili
The visit marks the first trip by a Chinese defense minister to the nation, focusing on bilateral ties and regional security positions.
PLA Navy Flotilla Adopts Cross-Warship Intensive Training System
Shared assessment slots and specialized training runs address officer qualification backlogs caused by rapid vessel commissioning.
PLA Logistics Base Uses Historical Artifacts to Drive Political Training
Zhengzhou Joint Logistics Support Center utilizes salvaged tools and archival records to instill discipline and frugality in young troops.
PLA Navy Submarine Flotilla Pushes Complex Deep-Sea Combat Drills
An Eastern Theater Command Navy unit targets training formalism and risk aversion among commanders to advance realistic tactical development.
Chinese Military Accelerates Combat Readiness Pivot for Medical Corps
The Central Military Commission is overhauling military medical evaluations, emphasizing battlefield survival rates and frontline rotation over civilian-style clinical care.
PLA Reconnaissance Battalion Tests Targeted Training to Build Elite Ranks
A brigade under the 81st Group Army certified 43 top-tier specialists in one year using individualized talent tracking.
PLA Air Force Integrates Live Aircraft and Networked Simulators in Combat Drills
A frontline aviation unit deployed virtual aircraft operated from remote simulators to conduct day-and-night tactical dogfights against live fighters.
Chinese Navy Expands NCO Captain Program Across Auxiliary Fleet Units
A naval service ship brigade broadens selection for tugboat commanders to deck and engineering ratings amid auxiliary officer shortages.
Chinese State Media Reaffirm Jiang Zemin Military Thought for Modern Defense Goals
Official commentaries commemorate Jiang Zemin's military doctrine, linking past reforms to ongoing PLA modernization and political discipline.
PLA Daily Commentary Reaffirms Ideological Conviction Ahead of Centenary
A military commentary stresses political army building and revolutionary history to strengthen Party loyalty across the armed forces.
PLA Ground Force Conducts Night Live-Fire Drills in Karakoram Plateau
Armored units navigated unfamiliar high-altitude terrain under blackout conditions to test night mobility and emergency firing.
China's Defense Ministry Condemns Japanese Leaders' Yasukuni Shrine Visits
Beijing warns Tokyo against pursuing 'new militarism' following shrine visits by top Japanese officials on the anniversary of Japan's WWII surrender.