Chinese navy

BEIJING: Taiwan cancelled airline flights Thursday as the Chinese navyfired artillery near the island in retaliation for a top American lawmaker's visit, but the impact on shipments of processor chips and other goods needed by global…

BANGKOK: China's most advanced aircraft carrier to date appears to be nearing completion, satellite photos analysed by The Associated Press showed Friday, as experts suggested the vessel could be launched soon. The newly developed Type 003…

Military analysts say a vessel spotted in a Chinese shipyard in rare, recent satellite images could be a new or upgraded class of nuclear-powered attack submarine.It is not clear whether the submarine is a new model,…

China continues to astound, and steal a march on its Western counterparts, with new types of weapons and missiles. The latest example of this occurred on April 19 when the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) released a video clip depicting…

A week before its 73rd anniversary, the Chinese state television aired the footage of the day and night drills by the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) along the coast of South China and East China Seas. The PLAN celebrates 73 years of…

Last year was a phenomenal one for China's navy - the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) - with approximately 170,000 tonnes' worth of new ships commissioned in 2021. Armed with such an influx of vessels every year, the PLAN has become…