Tag: PLA

Suspected Chinese Army-Linked Hacking Group Targeted Neighboring Countries: Report

Researchers have identified links between a suspected Chinese regime-sponsored hacker group and a military unit in northwest China, which has been threatening cybersecurity in neighboring countries since 2014. The RedFoxtrot group is part of Beijing’s cyber espionage efforts tied with the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Unit 69010, which is “likely interested in gathering intelligence on…


Chinese State Media Use Indian Air Force Footage in Centennial Propaganda

The Chinese regime’s English media channel China Global Television Network (CGTN) released a propaganda video of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) on its official Twitter for the communist party’s centennial on July 1. Social media users immediately discovered that the clip used a video segment from the Indian Air Force. On June…


‘Above Party Loyalties’: Aussie MPs Join Forces to Take Back Port of Darwin from China

Queensland federal MP George Christensen has backed a motion by Bob Katter to reclaim the Port the Darwin from a Chinese company that owns a 99-year lease amid concerns about the security of Australia’s north. The motion will call on the Australian government to force Chinese company Landbridge to sell the Port of Darwin to…


GOP Senators Launch Bill to Bar Chinese Military Scientists from Entering US

Seven Republican senators have reintroduced legislation aiming to bar Chinese military scientists from entering or remaining in the United States. The bill (pdf), called the “People’s Liberation Army Visa Security Act,” intends to prohibit the issuance of U.S. student or research visas to individuals employed or sponsored by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), the armed…


The Pandemic Has Not Stopped China’s Military Buildup

Commentary The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted nearly all aspect of daily life across the globe, but when it comes to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), the virus has hardly blunted the pace of modernization. Overall, the PLA is still on track toward meeting its goals of achieving “complete military modernization” by 2035, and becoming a…


DOJ Alleges Stanford Researcher Destroyed Evidence of Links to Chinese Military

A researcher at Stanford University has been indicted on charges of lying and destroying evidence of her status as a member of the Chinese military. Song Chen, a 39-year-old visiting medical researcher at the university, was charged last July over allegedly lying on a visa application about her membership in the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). On…


Australia to Join UK-Led Carrier Strike Group With US, Japan, Dutch Navies

Australia is joining forces with the United Kingdom, the United States, Japan, and the Netherlands for naval exercises in the Indo-Pacific in a show of strength that an expert says marks the UK’s return as a global maritime power as it seeks to protect its interest in the face of an expansionist China. The U.S. and…


Chinese Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile Threat Requires Navy, Space Force Cooperation

Commentary The U.S. Navy views China’s anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) capabilities with great concern. The United States has been able to project power all over the world with carrier strike groups (CSG)—an aircraft carrier with layered defenses. CSGs are more secure than land bases—it’s harder to destroy something that moves—and would allow aircraft to hit…


China Has Built 101 Houses Inside Indian Territory: US Based Imaging Company

NEW DELHI—The Chinese have built a village consisting of 101 houses along the Tsari Chu river in the border Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, according to the US-based imaging company, Planet Labs, reported Indian media. The construction of the village was completed 2.5 miles into the Indian territory by November last year while India and…


China Develops Helmets for Military Soldiers With Self-Destruct Button

The Chinese military is equipping soldiers stationed in Tibet with newly developed helmets embedded with a self-destruct button. The button will trigger an embedded bomb to go off, killing the soldier. “At a battalion or brigade level command center, a commander monitors a soldier who is far away by using the navigation system. The commander…