https://www.scmp.com/rss/522878/feed The latest news and top stories on Senior Colonel Jiang Bin. As a spokesperson for China’s Ministry of National Defence and Deputy Director-General of its Information Office, he made his debut in May 2025. Born in 1982, he studied at the PLA University of Foreign Languages and earned a Master’s in International Studies from the University of Birmingham, UK. His career includes roles in military cooperation and translation. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Liu Zhen Liu Zhen As Tokyo was completing the deployment on Tuesday of its two Type 25 missiles targeting China, a Chinese naval fleet entered the Sea of Japan, while bilateral tensions continued to escalate. China has strongly protested the Japan Ground Self-Defence Force’s addition of the newly designated Type 25 long-range surface-to-ship guided (SSM) missile and hypervelocity gliding projectiles (HGP). The deployments in the waters – also known in South Korea as the East Sea – were an example of... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3348676/chinese-navy-arrives-sea-japan-just-tokyo-deploys-long-range-missiles?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3348676/chinese-navy-arrives-sea-japan-just-tokyo-deploys-long-range-missiles?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:01:24 +0000 Seong Hyeon Choi Seong Hyeon Choi Japan is deploying its domestically produced long-range missiles near the East China Sea – a move that could be interpreted by Beijing as crossing a “strategic threshold”, analysts say. Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said on Monday that the upgraded Type-12 surface-to-ship missiles would be deployed at Camp Kengun in the southwestern Japanese prefecture of Kumamoto by the end of this month. Ground forces vehicles carrying the first batch of missile launchers were reportedly... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3346610/why-japans-type-12-missile-deployment-may-complicate-chinas-regional-strategy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3346610/why-japans-type-12-missile-deployment-may-complicate-chinas-regional-strategy?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 15 Mar 2026 02:00:13 +0000 Victoria Bela Victoria Bela The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the US-Israel war on Iran has sparked a legal and ethical debate, as well as condemnation from countries including China after a deadly missile strike on a primary school. To prepare for its operations against Iran, the US military reportedly used Palantir’s Maven Smart System, an AI platform that incorporates models like Anthropic’s Claude to aggregate large amounts of data. A US-based source familiar with the matter said the only thing that Claude or... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3346519/deadly-strike-iranian-primary-school-raises-questions-about-ai-accountability?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3346519/deadly-strike-iranian-primary-school-raises-questions-about-ai-accountability?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 Mar 2026 14:00:08 +0000 Cao Jiaxuan Cao Jiaxuan China’s military on Wednesday warned the United States against allowing artificial intelligence (AI) to “determine life and death” in warfare, as a dispute between the Pentagon and AI firm Anthropic highlighted growing tensions over military use of the technology. Speaking at a regular briefing in Beijing, defence ministry spokesman Jiang Bin said the “unrestricted application of AI by the military” could “erode ethical constraints and accountability in wars” and risk a “dangerous technological... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3346254/china-warns-us-against-granting-ai-ability-determine-life-and-death-battlefield?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3346254/china-warns-us-against-granting-ai-ability-determine-life-and-death-battlefield?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:01:09 +0000 Reuters Reuters ⁠Australia has raised concerns with ⁠China following an “unsafe and ⁠unprofessional” encounter between two military helicopters, the defence department said on Friday. An Australian military helicopter was flying over international waters in the Yellow Sea when it was intercepted by a Chinese helicopter on Wednesday, a statement ‌said. The Chinese helicopter matched the Australian aircraft’s altitude before “closing in to an unsafe distance”, increasing speed and then rolling towards it,... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3345781/australia-complains-china-after-encounter-between-military-helicopters?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3345781/australia-complains-china-after-encounter-between-military-helicopters?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Mar 2026 18:27:12 +0000 Lucy Quaggin Lucy Quaggin The balance of power in the Russia-China relationship has evolved to the point that Beijing is now the dominant partner and the primary threat to the United States, according to US Congressman Pat Fallon. Speaking at the Hudson Institute during a discussion about the first year of US President Donald Trump’s foreign policy, Fallon said while Russia and China have long had a strategic partnership, the world has now “seen that senior partnership shift”. “It was clearly the Soviets. Now it’s... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3343120/beijing-dominant-partner-russia-china-relationship-us-congressman-fallon-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3343120/beijing-dominant-partner-russia-china-relationship-us-congressman-fallon-says?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 10 Feb 2026 23:37:40 +0000 Fran Lu Fran Lu A Chinese woman who thought she married and had a child with a People’s Armed Police (PAP) officer found out seven years later that he was in fact a convicted murderer. In 2014, a woman in northern China’s Hebei province, who uses the pseudonym Pang, married a PAP officer, Jia Bin, who had been introduced to her by her uncle. The couple soon had a son but Jia spent a dwindling amount of time at home, saying he was on “special missions”. He initially disappeared for days, then for months before... https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3338878/china-wife-shocked-learn-peoples-armed-police-officer-husband-convicted-murderer?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3338878/china-wife-shocked-learn-peoples-armed-police-officer-husband-convicted-murderer?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 11 Jan 2026 10:00:11 +0000 Alcott Wei Alcott Wei Beijing sent a Type 055 destroyer fleet to the south of Japan on Tuesday, according to Tokyo, just days after comments about Taiwan from Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi drew a strong reaction from Beijing. Japan’s defence ministry said on Wednesday that three Chinese ships, including a Type 055 destroyer, had passed through waters south of Kagoshima on Kyushu island on Tuesday before travelling through the Osumi Strait into the Pacific Ocean. According to a statement from the ministry,... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3332845/3-pla-warships-sailed-past-japan-amid-row-over-sanae-takaichis-taiwan-comments?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3332845/3-pla-warships-sailed-past-japan-amid-row-over-sanae-takaichis-taiwan-comments?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 14 Nov 2025 12:00:16 +0000 Phoebe Zhang,Alcott Wei Phoebe Zhang,Alcott Wei A week has passed since China held its Victory Day parade but fans have kept up the national pride momentum by buying missile toys and creating trend videos. Toymakers across Taobao, the country’s biggest e-commerce site, are busy making plush toy versions of the DF-61 and DF-5C domestically made intercontinental ballistic missiles that were unveiled in the September 3 parade. In one shop, a pillow replica of the DF-5C comes in green, brown and white, and in three sizes up to 160cm (61 inches).... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3325309/want-relive-chinese-military-parade-try-cuddly-missile-plushie?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3325309/want-relive-chinese-military-parade-try-cuddly-missile-plushie?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 12 Sep 2025 08:00:13 +0000 Enoch Wong Enoch Wong China will host defence officials from more than 100 countries next week at the Beijing Xiangshan Forum, the country’s largest security conference and widely regarded as Beijing’s answer to the Shangri-La Dialogue. “More than 100 countries, including Vietnam, Singapore, Russia, France, Nigeria and Brazil, have confirmed their attendance, along with representatives of international and regional organisations,” defence ministry spokesman Senior Colonel Jiang Bin said on Wednesday. The broad... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3325209/china-host-defence-themed-xiangshan-forum-next-week-attended-more-100-countries?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3325209/china-host-defence-themed-xiangshan-forum-next-week-attended-more-100-countries?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 11 Sep 2025 11:00:20 +0000 Jeoffrey Maitem Jeoffrey Maitem The Philippine government has reported a marked increase in Chinese maritime activity near Scarborough Shoal, intensifying a stand-off over the disputed South China Sea atoll. Officials in Manila have characterised the build-up as an attempt by Beijing to reassert control after two Chinese ships collided last week during a chase involving a Philippine vessel. On Sunday, the National Maritime Council cited the Philippine Navy’s latest assessment, reporting that as of Thursday, seven Chinese... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3322361/philippines-reports-chinese-ship-surge-scarborough-shoal-after-embarrassing-collision?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3322361/philippines-reports-chinese-ship-surge-scarborough-shoal-after-embarrassing-collision?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 19 Aug 2025 08:00:32 +0000 Sophie Wushuang Yi Sophie Wushuang Yi The Israel-Iran war, from June 13 to June 24, marks a watershed moment in modern conflict. Precision-strike technology, multi-domain operations and social media diplomacy converged in the direct combat between nuclear-capable adversaries. The confrontation has fundamentally altered strategic deterrence frameworks and validated new paradigms of 21st-century warfare. The conflict began when Israel bombed Iranian nuclear facilities, military installations and key personnel. Tehran soon retaliated.... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3318413/how-israel-iran-conflict-changed-scope-21st-century-warfare?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3318413/how-israel-iran-conflict-changed-scope-21st-century-warfare?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 17 Jul 2025 21:30:09 +0000 Enoch Wong Enoch Wong Tensions over Taiwan may heighten, Japan’s defence minister said on Tuesday as he presented an annual defence white paper that again singled out Beijing as Tokyo’s “greatest strategic challenge”. Japanese Defence Minister Gen Nakatani named China in the opening paragraphs of the report, declaring Beijing’s military activities to be an “unprecedented” challenge that Japan must counter through national strength and alliances with partner countries. It was the third consecutive year that the report... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3318315/taiwan-tensions-may-heighten-beijing-boosts-military-activities-japan-defence-report?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3318315/taiwan-tensions-may-heighten-beijing-boosts-military-activities-japan-defence-report?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 15 Jul 2025 10:43:41 +0000 Yuanyue Dang Yuanyue Dang China will hold its first joint military training exercise with the Serbian military this month as defence ties deepen between Beijing and the Balkan country. Chinese defence ministry spokesman Jiang Bin said on Monday that army special forces from China and Serbia would hold the joint training exercise Peace Defenders-2025 in Hebei in late July. “This will be the first joint training between the Chinese and Serbian militaries. It will help strengthen the combat skills of participating troops... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3318169/china-and-serbia-gear-first-joint-military-training-exercise?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3318169/china-and-serbia-gear-first-joint-military-training-exercise?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 14 Jul 2025 10:55:41 +0000 Lawrence Chung Lawrence Chung Taiwan’s largest and longest-ever annual military drills kicked off on Wednesday with a simulation of mainland Chinese grey-zone tactics as the opening move in a round-the-clock war game designed to reflect a realistic and protracted cross-strait conflict scenario. The 41st edition of the Han Kuang Exercise marks a significant departure from previous years, both in scale and duration. Doubled in length to 10 days, this year’s drills are being conducted without scripts or fixed timelines to mimic... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3317562/taiwans-biggest-ever-war-games-aim-combat-realism-prepare-unexpected?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3317562/taiwans-biggest-ever-war-games-aim-combat-realism-prepare-unexpected?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 09 Jul 2025 10:35:26 +0000