In an interview with Beijing Morning News, Li Daguang, a military expert at National Defense University, announced that China will reduce the proportion of its ground forces and increase its navy and air force. China’s military will break the tradition of having a ground force-led military command mechanism and will establish separate command headquarters for the respective military entities. In combat operations, they will be under a joint command based on the direction of combat.
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CRN: Chinese Military Unmanned Aircraft Deployed Nationwide
Chinese Generals: Peaceful Rise Does Not Mean Refusal to Fight
On November 12 a forum was held at the Prime Hotel Beijing Wangfujing after a press release announced the introduction a new book, "China Is Not Afraid — New Threats to Our National Security and Our Counter Strategy." More than 50 people including five PLA generals, major media reporters, publishers, and others attended the forum and discussed the current hot issues of national defense and security.
CRN: Chinese Army’s Regimental Combat Troops Armed with Beidou Positioning System
Xi Jinping Calls on Military to Resolutely Obey the Party’s Commands
Xi Jinping, China’s President, who is also chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party, met with delegates of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) who were attending a seminar in Beijing on Party development. During the meeting, Xi called on the military to uphold the leadership of the Communist Party and advocated strengthening Party development in the military.
Global Times: China’s Anti-ship Missile Has the Capability of Sinking U.S. Aircraft Carriers
On November 2, 2013, Huanqiu, the Chinese edition of Global Times, published an article titled “China’s Anti-ship Ballistic Missile Has the Capability of Sinking U.S. Aircraft Carriers.” The article openly viewed the U.S. as a potential enemy in a future war and proudly introduced China’s DF-21D anti-ship ballistic missile, a "carrier killer" that can hit aircraft carriers 2,000 kilometers away.
The article stated, “In the 1996 Taiwan Strait crisis, the PLA truly felt a huge threat from the U.S. aircraft carrier battle groups and thus began to study how it would deal with the U.S. military’s involvement in a future war. An important part of the research has focused on how to fight against the carrier battle groups.” In conclusion, the article gave a chronological summary of the development of China’s anti-ship ballistic missiles.
Source: Huanqiu, November 2, 2013
http://mil.huanqiu.com/mlitaryvision/2013-11/2714897.html
Why Has China Pulled the Mysterious Cover Off Its Nuclear Submarine Force?
Recently, China’s major media have all used their most prominent positions to report on the development of the PLA’s nuclear submarine force over the last 42 years, breaking the long-standing mystery surrounding China’s nuclear submarine force.
China’s Weapons Exports Go Global
On October 25, Huanqiu (Global Times) published an article about China’s military exports. From 2008 to 2012, China’s arms exports increased by 162 percent. Its market share surpassed Britain and ranked fifth in the world.