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Liu Zhen
Reporter, China
Liu Zhen joined the Post in 2015 as a reporter on the China desk. She previously worked with Reuters in Beijing.
Liu Zhen joined the Post in 2015 as a reporter on the China desk. She previously worked with Reuters in Beijing.
Areas of Expertise:
China military and diplomacyLanguages Spoken:
English, Japanese, Mandarin
Both sides have been trading barbs following a stand-off between fighters during Saturday’s training exercise involving the Liaoning carrier.
Japanese analysis indicates Chinese fighters locked onto jets from a distance of about 52km during first encounter and 148km during second.
State television report showing operation in war-torn city airs soon after Taiwanese leader proposed extra US$40 billion in defence spending.
After decades within the confines of the first island chain, the PLA Navy is unveiling a succession of game-changing advances.
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Tokyo’s position on the island is unchanged, the Japanese prime minister says in an apparent climbdown.
State TV footage shows PHL-03 launchers hitting moving maritime targets during drill.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent remarks started a major row with Beijing and shone a fresh spotlight on Japan’s strategic thinking.
Researchers elevated to national academy for contributions to plane engines and carrier launch system.
The air-launched missile completes China’s nuclear triad and could pose a threat to Alaska, but it has limitations, defence magazine says.
‘First maritime live-force training’ since November 5 commissioning comes at a time of growing tensions with Japan over Taiwan comments.
Withdrawal follows PM Takaichi’s Taiwan comments, prompting Beijing to issue warnings and cancel exchange events.
Beijing says Japanese moves mark a ‘major negative policy shift’ as it urges Tokyo to abandon military build-up and regain regional trust.
Ma, father of the carrier’s electromagnetic launch system, is among a select few at the vessel’s commissioning ceremony.
China filed nearly half of all patents worldwide in 2024, outpacing the US by more than threefold, WIPO data show.
There is speculation over whether a ‘civilian’ or ‘drone’ carrier was used, or another vessel, after report airs on state television.
Decades of neglect and decline have made logistics the weakest link in Washington’s deterrence strategy in the Pacific, they said.
State broadcaster CCTV says suggestions the PLA had caused a plane and helicopter to crash in the South China Sea are ‘conspiracy theories’.
The Boying T1400 has dual rotors and has been built to withstand extreme temperatures and heavy winds.
Beijing could also diversify its technological partnerships overseas and exchange expertise, says influential mainland research house.
The drill held in August showed the high degree of strategic trust between the two nations, according to a Chinese military magazine.
Japanese cargo spacecraft HTV-X is on a resupply mission at the ISS, and it will later be used to monitor an HGV with infrared sensors.
Documentary shows the four-legged military robots taking part in all aspects of the exercise but with some limitations.
Successful firms such as SpaceX, Palantir and Anduril are part of an agile American ecosystem, according to adviser.
Claims have appeared on Chinese social media that PLA’s most advanced amphibious warship, the Sichuan, has been undergoing systems testing.
Three ships circled land features, including some where Vietnam has built facilities, last week, according to maritime tracking data.
Admiral Liu Huaqing was a visionary who transformed a backward military force into a modern, effective presence in the South China Sea.
Rare disclosure from defence ministry comes days ahead of key Communist Party fourth plenum to discuss next five-year plan amid US rivalry.
Beijing says the aircraft had ‘illegally entered’ Chinese airspace over Scarborough Shoal, but Manila said its planes had been put in danger.
Video shows self-elevating ‘water bridge’ Dong Gong 401 moving close to shore at an unidentified location.
