Crew members from the Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong have introduced the colourful roles of “deck rainbow-men” to more than 300 pupils at the PLA Stonecutters Island naval base in Hong Kong, prompting some to say a military career is inspiring. On the second day of the PLA Navy’s Shandong carrier group’s visit to Hong Kong,…
The jet from the Southern Theatre Command crashed in an open space near Jialai town in the southern island of Hainan around 1.30pm. The pilot successfully ejected from the plane and no damage was caused on the ground, the PLA Navy said in a statement on social media. The PLA said it was organising forces…
Xi Jinping appears to have a new military secretary, going by state footage of the Chinese president’s recent inspection visits to People’s Liberation Army units. Lieutenant General Fang Yongxiang, 58, was part of the group accompanying Xi during his visit to an unspecified brigade of the elite PLA Rocket Force last week. Footage released by…