China Navy

China's new domestically-developed naval radar can monitor areas as large as India, says media report

Domestically-developed radar system will enable the Chinese navy to fully monitor China's seas and spot incoming threats from enemy ships, aircraft and missiles.

Thailand's move on Kra Canal alarms New Delhi as route will boost Chinese naval power in Indian Ocean

The Prime Minister of Thailand has ordered the country's National Security Council to begin examining the feasibility of proposals to build the 120-km Kra Canal, which would slash 1,200 km off the route Chinese warships now take to reach South Asian ports.

US accuses China of 'unsafe, unprofessional' defensive manoeuver after American warship enters disputed South China Sea

The US has accused a Chinese naval ship of conducting "unsafe and unprofessional" manoeuvres when one of its warships entered the waters of the disputed South China Sea.

South China Sea dispute: US claims Chinese warship sailed close to American destroyer in 'unsafe, unprofessional' encounter

A trade war launched by Trump has infuriated Beijing, as did his authorisation of a $1.3 billion arms sale to Taiwan, which China considers a rebel province.

China building new 10,000-tonne naval destroyer equipped with anti-missile, anti-submarine weapons

A new type of naval destroyer equipped with anti-missile, anti-ship and anti-submarine weapons is being built by China, State media reported on Friday

China sends PLA troops to man its first overseas base in Djibouti; India and US concerned

China has dispatched PLA personnel to man its first overseas military base at Djibouti in the strategic Indian Ocean region, a move likely to spark concerns in the US and India.

Chinese ships conduct live firing drills in Mediterranean; to hold joint naval exercise with Russia

China says its latest-generation warships have conducted live-firing drills in the Mediterranean Sea while en route to joint exercises with the Russian Navy

Taiwan scrambles military airplanes and ships to monitor China's fleet crosses its strait

Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence on Wednesday urged its population to be calm as China's aircraft carrier and an accompanying fleet passed through the Formosa Strait, a few kilometres from Taiwan.

Malabar exercise 2017 keeps China on its toes as border row with India intensifies

Amid a tense border row between India and China, navies of US, Japan and India started the 21st edition of Malabar exercise on Monday.

Amidst growing belligerence at border, China outguns India's naval abilities in Indian Ocean Region 1 to 4

China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLA-N) has 283 major surface combatant warships, four times more than those under the control of the Indian Navy (66), according to an IndiaSpend analysis of publicly available data.