PLA - APL (People's Liberation Army - Armée Populaire de Libérat
Pentagon Lifts Veil on 7 New Obscure Chinese Weapons | Danger Room
Two new models of stealthy jet fighter. A new(ish) aircraft carrier. Separate ballistic missiles for targeting orbital satellites and ships at sea. A host of cyberespionage tools.L'armée chinoise se dévoile - CHINE
Jusqu'à présent, Pékin n'était pas connu pour étaler au grand jour les détails de sa force de frappe militaire. Mais un livre blanc de la défense, publié par la Chine mardi 16 avril , vient apporter des éclaircissements inédits sur le fonctionnement, la structure et le rôle de l’armée de la deuxième puissance mondiale. “C’est la première fois que Pékin fournit des données chiffrées aussi détaillées sur ses effectifs militaires”, souligne à FRANCE 24 Mary-Françoise Renard, spécialiste de la Chine et directrice de l’Institut de recherche sur l’économie de la Chine (IDREC) .
Chinese missiles
PLAAF : People's Liberation Army Air Force
La Chine a dépassé la Grande-Bretagne pour devenir le cinquième exportateur d'armes avec 5% du commerce mondial de ce secteur, selon un rapport publié aujourd'hui par l'Institut international de recherche sur la paix de Stockholm (Sipri). C'est la première fois depuis 1950 que la Grande-Bretagne ne figure pas parmi les cinq premières places mondiales, selon cet institut. Les exportations d'armes chinoises ont augmenté de 162% durant la période 2008-2012 comparée aux cinq années précédentes, 55% d'entre elles allant au Pakistan. "L'ascension de la Chine a principalement été tirée par d'importantes acquisitions d'armes du Pakistan", a déclaré dans un communiqué Paul Holtom, directeur de recherches au Sipri."Un certain nombre de contrats récents indiquent que la Chine devient un fournisseur significatif pour un nombre croissant d'Etats importants", selon cet expert.
Flash Eco : Chine: 5e exportateur mondial d'armes - Pale Moon
New SIPRI Report Highlights China’s Export Rise
TAIPEI — A new report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), “Trends in International Arms Transfers, 2012,” indicates that China has displaced the United Kingdom as the world’s fifth-largest exporter of major conventional arms. The five biggest exporters from 2008 to 2012 were the U.S., Russia, Germany, France and China. This is the first time since the end of the Cold War that a state outside Europe and the U.S. has appeared among the five largest arms exporters.
Blogues consacrés aux questions de défense en Chine populaire
What a war between China and the US would look like
China boosts defence budget 11 percent after U.S. pivot
By Chris Buckley BEIJING | Sun Mar 4, 2012 10:37am GMT BEIJING (Reuters) - China will boost military spending by 11.2 percent this year, the government said on Sunday, unveiling Beijing's first defence budget since President Barack Obama launched a policy "pivot" to reinforce U.S. influence across the Asia-Pacific.
Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China - 2011
Pursuant to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 and amended by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, the Pentagon is required to produce an "Annual Report on Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China." It formerly called the " Annual Report to Congress: Military Power of the People's Republic of China." The 2011 report was released today and previous reports are available as follows
Instead of wasting words on this year's annual Communist Party celebration that leads into the "Golden Week" of unbridled consumerism, I must share some photos that will say everything and more. From this year's celebration (click to enlarge): And they say Chinese people look the same...come on, Politburo Standing Committee members, couldn't one of you have put on a different colored tie?
Pictures From China's 62nd National Day - Damien Ma - International
China’s Long-Anticipated Defense White Paper Disappoints
By Bonnie S. Glaser , Senior Fellow – Freeman Chair in China Studies, CSIS After a three month delay, the Chinese Ministry of Defense released its National Defense White Paper for the year 2010.
For Asia Pacific governments and other observers of the Chinese military, the Christmas season was anything but quiet. CFR's Asia Unbound blog sums up the news from late December:
2011: Year of the PLA?
Alight-bulb moment for me last year was hearing a Chinese defense expert named Dingli Shen in Shanghai talk about the future of warfare.
The future of warfare
Mark Stokes and Dan Blumenthal - Why China's missiles should be our focus
With the New START treaty ratified , the Obama administration can turn its attention to the real source of nuclear instability among the great powers: China's buildup of conventional ballistic missiles. The latest destabilizing system is China's anti-ship ballistic missile, the "carrier killer" that the head of the U.S. Pacific Command, Adm."The only real defense against these weapons is offense, so countries threatened by China's missiles will seek the ability to target the infrastructure supporting missile launches within nuclear-armed China. India and Taiwan are investing in precision strike systems heavily reliant on missiles. Over time, Japan may feel compelled to deploy its own ballistic and cruise missiles. " by Jan 2
"By building a missile force second to none, China is increasing its capability to coerce its neighbors into resolving political disputes on its terms and the costs of a U.S. response. But the expansion of China's missile force both undermines regional security and exacerbates a classic regional arms race." by Jan 2
"Over the past decade China has claimed that it needed to expand its missile force because of ongoing tensions with Taiwan. Relations with Taiwan have warmed, yet Beijing's missile buildup continues. " by Jan 2
TAIPEI — Are Western experts on China’s military modernization efforts misreading and downplaying the level of ambition, sophistication and just plain guts the Chinese are showing in the country’s quest to be a top arms player? Time and time again, Western analysts have described China’s fighter development as years behind the U.S. They say China’s new aircraft carrier couldn’t last a minute against a U.S. naval task force. And they say landing a fighter on the aircraft carrier is years away.