Despite earlier assurances from Chinese President Xi Jinping that China would not militarize the reefs, some now feature airstrips, missile emplacements, ports, and other military infrastructure.

Chinese citizens have begun actively smuggling body armour, tactical backpacks, military uniforms and other equipment from Russia to study them and manufacture cheaper replicas. Source: Russian ...

This demonstrated that the PLA Air Force attaches great importance to systematic combat, Chinese military affairs expert Zhang Xuefeng told the Global Times on Sunday. He noted that the Chinese YU ...

At least five Chinese Y-20 transport aircraft have landed ... least five Y-20s and a KJ-500 airborne early warning and control plane – news that sparked debate among analysts about China ...

An image of a KJ-700 radar plane in flight ... plane powered by Chinese-made WJ-6C engines and six-wing propellers. An unofficial diagram previously published in the Chinese military magazine ...

The western maritime boundary of the Philippine Sea also serves as the First Island Chain, a U.S. maritime containment strategy that seeks to restrict the Chinese military's access to the Western ...