China pledges $200 million for relief, reconstruction efforts
General News - China pledges $200 million for relief, reconstruction efforts
ISLAMABAD (September 24, 2010) : Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Thursday announced additional pledge of $200 million to support relief and...
Chinese defense minister meets Pakistan's Chief of Naval Staff
(Source: Xinhua) 2010-09-21
  BEIJING, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- China is trying its best to help flood-hit Pakistan and hopes people could rebuild their homes as soon as possible, Chinese Defense Minister Liang...
China to Send Military Helicopters to Pakistan for Flood Relief
2010-09-19 19:14:33
China to Send Military Helicopters to Pakistan for Flood Relief
China will dispatch four military helicopters to Pakistan to assist with the country's flood relief. It is the first time Chinese...
New Z-9 variant crashed during maiden flight.
Helicopter crashes in Harbin injuring two
16:25, September 19, 2010
Helicopter crashes in Harbin injuring two - People's Daily Online
A helicopter crashed in Harbin, the capital of northeastern Heilongjiang province, on...
China Military Online English Edition
Second Chinese contingent arrives in Pakistan's Thatta for disaster relief
(Source: Xinhua) 2010-09-15
  THATTA, Pakistan, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- A second Chinese rescue team flew into flood-hit Thatta in southern Pakistan aboard a...
Taiwan, China to launch joint maritime rescue drill
Taiwan, China to launch joint maritime rescue drill - CNA ENGLISH NEWS
2010/09/10 20:07:30
Taipei, Sept. 10 (CNA) Taiwan's Coast Guard Administration (CGA) will conduct a joint maritime rescue drill next week with its Chinese...
If Chinese S&R helicopters are being send to Pakistan, it marks the first foreign "non-joint exercise" deployment of the PLA LH.
On a related note, four helicopters of the PLA 8th LH Regiment, 38th Group Army, Beijing Military Region arrived at Kazakhstan for the Peace Mission 2010 joint...
Next stop, Singapore
One has to be careful not reading too much into this ..... but at the same time, it seems that Singapore has become a preferred refueling stop for the PLAN
Chinese naval escort taskforce berths in Singapore
(Source: PLA Daily) 2010-09-06...
DAWN.COM | Pakistan | China to provide 10 mn yuan humanitarian aid
ISLAMABAD: The Chinese government on Monday decided to provide an emergency humanitarian aid worth 10 million yuan to the Pakistan government to help in its relief efforts in the flood-hit areas.
According to a Spokesman of...
Taiwan wins respect through cooperation with China and Haiti : Ma - Taiwan News Online
Taiwan wins respect through cooperation with China and Haiti : Ma
Taiwan News, Staff Writer
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2010-01-21 12:00 AM
Taiwan had gained international respect through its relief work in Haiti and...
8 Chinese peacekeepers buried, 10 missing in Haiti - People's Daily Online
8 Chinese peacekeepers buried, 10 missing in Haiti
15:40, January 13, 2010
A 7.3-magnitude earthquake rocked Haiti on Tuesday (local time) and is feared to have killed thousands of people in the capital...
Friday, January 08, 2010
The New PLAAF Su-30MKK Flight Sim.
This first photo of the PLAAF Su-30MKK flight sim equipped with a suit of domestic instruments and avionics was released in the January 2010 issue of "China Air Force Monthly." Together with the J-11B program (here), the PLAAF is...
PLAAF 9th Air Division received its first J-10.
According to this PLA Daily news announcement (here), the PLAAF 9th Air (Fighter) Division, Guangzhou Air Force, received its first batch of four J-10s on December 21st 2009
Back in October, there were speculations that the 5th J-10 line regiment...
Wrote the following back in Oct 7th.
The Russian/Chinese Brigadization
While the PLAs brigadization reform seems to be stalled after converting 22 low-readiness divisions into brigades in late 1990s, the Russian military is moving forward with their version of brigadization (here). As with...
Saturday, January 02, 2010
New Chinese PDW in 4.6mm Micro-Caliber
Another Chinese PDW.
- This one is in 4.6mm micro-caliber. Don't know how long is the case.
- The weapon is essentially an updated Type 79 submachine gun with gas operation and closed bolt w/ rotating-bolt lock.
- 30-rd...
Citing from the rework of the Cold Star doctrine, how is this 'battle groups' going to be implemented? will it be more inline of the US "Cavalry" (armor regiment with no infantry), US Mech Brigade (reinforced Mech Infantry Regiment with organic helicopter and other assets) , or the Canadian...
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/30/world/asia/30mine.html?pagewanted=3&_r=1
Uneasy Engagement
China Is Willing to Spend Big In Afghanistan, on Commerce
KABUL, Afghanistan Behind an electrified fence, blast-resistant sandbags and 53 National Police outposts, the Afghan surge is well under...
I wrote this 7 days ago.
China Defense Blog: "Commercialization" of the FC-1 Fighter.
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
"Commercialization" of the FC-1 Fighter.
As reported by today's People's Daily, the FC-1 Xiaolong fighter program is moving forward to future expansion at home and abroad...
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As posted on the Chinese defense ministry website, the Chinese PLAN is floating the idea of an overseas naval base to support its anti-pirate mission in the Gulf of Aden. The lack of an overseas naval base caused hardships and supply problems...