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Explained: How China is ramping up its military capabilities

China has the world's largest standing army and navy, with Beijing announcing its biggest increase to military budget since 2019

WATCH: China's Xi Jinping 'scolds' Canada PM Justin Trudeau at G20 Summit

China is fuming after the details of the conversation between Canada's PM Justin Trudeau and Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia appeared in the media. The Chinese government has termed the incident as as a 'leak'

China: Xi Jinping tells Chinese military to prepare for war against Taiwan

Xi, wearing army fatigues while addressing soldiers at China's Central Military Commission, has made similar remarks in the past, but his comments, broadcast on state television, come as tensions with the United States (US) over Taiwan continue to escalate

Sitong Bridge’s ‘New Tankman’: Banner of freedom from Xi Jinping makes way out of China

Video footage and photos shared on social media appeared to show a defiant protester draping two hand-painted banners with slogans criticising the Communist Party's policies on the side of a bridge in Beijing

Putin, Xi to attend upcoming G20 summit, says Indonesia President Joko Widodo

The pair's attendance would set the stage for showdown talks with US President Joe Biden at a time when Washington is at odds with both of the rival powers, particularly over crises in Ukraine and Taiwan

China's manufacturing sector continues to suffer amid COVID curbs, weak global demand

Slowdown raises the risk of politically volatile job losses, adds to challenges for Beijing ahead of a CCP meet where Xi is expected to award himself a third five-year term as party leader

US President Joe Biden says Xi Jinping told him Quad was against China

China, which has territorial disputes with many countries in the strategic Indo-Pacific region, has been vehemently opposing the Quad alliance since its formation

China names new army commander to head troops along Indian border

Gen Wang Haijiang is the fourth commander to head the Western Theatre Command since the eastern Ladakh standoff began in May last year

Xi Jinping makes rare visit to Nyingchi bordering Arunachal Pradesh

Nyingchi is a prefecture-level city in Tibet that is adjacent to the Arunachal Pradesh border

Beijing won't force New Delhi to accept Belt and Road infrastructure project, says Chinese minister Kong Xuanyou

Chinese vice foreign minister Kong Xuanyou said China does not think it is important whether India accepts China’s Belt and Road infrastructure project and China won’t force it to