Wang is known to have worked closely in the past with Xu and former Chinese domestic security tzar Zhou Yongkang,...

  President seeks to scale down army without causing instability

  Organisers of the annual contest have already come under fire from Spain, which condemned a ban on the Basque regional flag...

  "They study what the Americans have done very carefully and it's the mirror image effect."

  PLA unveiled a "Rocket Force", an army general command to serve as the headquarters for land forces and a support...

  China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) navy soldiers march at Tiananmen Square during the military parade marking the 70th anniversary of the...

  Military spokesman said the guerrillas may have launched the attack "to make a statement"

  The reforms, kicked of in September with Xi's announcement he would cut service personnel by 300,000, have been controversial...

  "Transferring to a U.S. style joint command structure will transform China’s PLA into a specialized armed force"

  The Pentagon confirmed the ships had been sailing in international waters.

  The shift away from land-based forces mirrors the U.S.’s military rebalancing, designed in part to counter...

  Despite being banned, the military has been involved in commercial dealings in recent years due to a lack of checks and...

  It will "resolutely oppose and hold back the plots of Taiwan independence separatists," defense minister said.

  With all its military handicaps, in its own region China could be capable of beating U.S. forces in battle.

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands place a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in...