It seems China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy is not omnicompetent after all—sleepless efforts at image management notwithstanding. Last week Reuters picked up the story, first broken ...

In 2014, he received a major promotion to become the political commissar of the PLA Navy, making an unusual switch from a career in the Ground Force. Three years later, he was promoted again into ...

"It’s not surprising that the PLA Navy would try to conceal the fact that their new first-in-class nuclear-powered attack submarine sank pierside," a senior U.S. Defense official said.

The PLA Navy statement on Wednesday made no mention of production plans for Type 054Bs, but at least two more are believed to have been launched, with another currently under construction.

The PLA Navy has 370 platforms, which includes 234 warships, according to CRS, while the US has 219 warships. The US has identified China as its long-term “pacing challenge.” ...

The PLA Navy operates the Liaoning and the Shandong as its two active aircraft carriers. China's third carrier, the Fujian, was unveiled in June 2022. It is still undertaking sea trials and is not ...

For the first time, the PLA Navy conducted a dual-carrier exercise with the Liaoning and Shandong aircraft carriers in the SCS (South China Sea) in the concluding days of October 2024, the Chinese ...

Chinese training fighter jet pilot parachutes to safety after crash, PLA Navy says. By Reuters. March 15, 2025 11:34 AM UTC Updated March 15, 2025 SHANGHAI/BEIJING, March 15 (Reuters ...

The PLA’s increased patrols are straining Taiwan’s navy.China has twice as many frigates and ten times as many destroyers. Taiwan often has to deploy 25-50% of its combat vessels just to match ...

It seems China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy is not omnicompetent after all—sleepless efforts at image management notwithstanding. Last week Reuters picked up the story, first broken ...