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Drone swarms, stealth fighters, missiles: 10 China military developments in 2024
From a fourth aircraft carrier to the corruption investigation of a top general, here are some of the year’s most notable People’s Liberation Army stories.
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US lawmaker says China or its citizens could be tied to recent drone sightings
18 Dec 2024 – 8:22AM
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Chinese space defence expert Zhang Xiaoxin dies in car crash in Beijing
17 Dec 2024 – 8:44PM
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Military
US-China relations
China’s ban on critical minerals to be felt across ‘all branches’ of US military
Analysis identifies more than 20,000 weapons parts that will be affected, including nuclear missiles, with naval systems most at risk.
17 Dec 2024 – 6:00PM
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Antimony, gallium and germanium, the minerals affected by the Chinese export ban to the US, are used in everything from night vision goggles to bullets and cables, and even nuclear weapons, a report said.Photo: US Air National Guard
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China’s PLA, rail authorities join hands amid Beijing’s battle-readiness push
The joint military-civilian initiative follows a call for better collaboration between the two at a major party meeting in June.
17 Dec 2024 – 8:36AM
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Taiwan
Why mainland China’s ‘second navy’ is becoming increasingly active around Taiwan
As well as stepping up patrols, coastguards are training with the navy triggering speculation about their role in any attack on the island.
14 Dec 2024 – 6:44AM
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China-Japan relations
China’s PLA hosts young Japanese officers in renewed military exchange
Visit is the second time for the in-person exchanges since they resumed in July last year following the pandemic.
13 Dec 2024 – 8:04PM
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Military officer exchanges between China and Japan date back to 2001 when officers from each country arranged an exchange programme that continued until it was suspended in 2012, and then resumed in 2018.Photo: Kyodo
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Taiwan
Mainland China is upping the ante on Taiwan’s ‘safe’ east coast.Here’s how
Data compiled from the Taiwanese defence ministry’s daily briefings shows a rise in drone and helicopter activity on the far side of the island.
14 Dec 2024 – 6:37AM
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Military
Taiwan
‘Patience has a limit’: PLA boosts presence near Taiwan after leadership change
Six months after island’s new leader took over, PLA tracking data shows growing numbers of military exercises and sorties are getting closer to more of Taiwan.
14 Dec 2024 – 6:37AM
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Tech War
US-China tech war
Chinese surveillance firm Uniview calls on US to reconsider its trade sanction
Uniview was added to Washington’s trade blacklist for enabling certain ‘human rights violations’, according to the US Commerce Department.
11 Dec 2024 – 8:00PM
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US-China relations
US conducts first ballistic missile intercept in Guam amid contest with China
Spokesman says ‘it confirmed our ability to detect, track and engage a target missile in flight, increasing our readiness to defend’.
11 Dec 2024 – 9:08PM
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A Standard Missile-3 Block IIA is launched by the Aegis Guam System during the US Missile Defence Agency’s test at Andersen Air Force Base on December 10.Photo: Handout/Reuters
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China’s navy
Tyre marks hint that China’s Fujian aircraft carrier is readying for take-offs
Images from vessel’s latest sea trial point to aircraft landings, but successful take-offs with advanced catapult yet to be seen, experts say.
11 Dec 2024 – 7:17PM
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World
SCMP Highlights
China’s ‘sexy’ athletes, India’s youngest spiritual influencer: 5 weekend reads
From the tomb of a Chinese emperor to a young spiritual influencer in India, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.
9 Dec 2024 – 1:31PM
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China-Africa relations
Maritime threats high on agenda as Chinese navy hosts Gulf of Guinea forum
Region offers ‘gateway to the Atlantic and proximity to vital oil resources and trade routes’, analyst says.
9 Dec 2024 – 3:48PM
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Chinese tourists leave mess in Japan, novelist Chiung Yao dies: 7 highlights
From political turmoil in South Korea to Chinese tourists leaving a mess in Japan, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.
6 Dec 2024 – 1:42PM
Photos shared by the blogger depict a dishevelled scene, with empty food packages and various debris strewn across the three-bedroom homestay.Photo: SCMP composite/X.com
Diplomacy
US-China relations
Sino-Russian Arctic cooperation need not trouble US yet, Pentagon official says
Even so, US Defence Department expert on the Arctic adds, ‘it’s important for us to be consistently monitoring how their intentions progress’.
6 Dec 2024 – 5:56AM
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US-China relations
Trump chose a financier to be the next US Navy secretary.Here’s why
Appointment of John Phelan aimed at making defence spending more efficient by tackling corruption, analysts say.
5 Dec 2024 – 11:53PM
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China’s Communist Party
Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun back in public as Xi calls for PLA stability
Xi stresses need for ‘new round of technology and military revolution’ in warfare during inspection of Information Support Force.
6 Dec 2024 – 12:24AM
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Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun reappears in public on Thursday.Photo: CCTV
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US-China relations
Mainland China sanctions 13 US companies over weapons sales to Taiwan
The sanctions list includes drone and artificial intelligence companies.
6 Dec 2024 – 3:34PM
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Military
China’s military drills
Amid fighter fleet overhaul, China’s military cuts its pilot training by a year
By 2026 most PLA fighter pilots could have initial flight and transition training in 3 years: US military think tank.
5 Dec 2024 – 9:26AM
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China’s military weapons
How China, US are using different drone strategies in race for air superiority
World’s top two military powers remain focused on traditional warplanes, but China’s ‘innovative use’ of UAVs could be the difference, analysts say.
5 Dec 2024 – 12:24PM
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