Last Updated: Friday, October 19, 2012, 18:09
A fleet of 11 Chinese vessels, including some warships, carried out key exercises in the East China Sea, demonstrating Beijing`s naval prowess amid a bitter ,with Japan over uninhabited islands.
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The new destroyers are equipped with two 32-unit vertical launch systems capable of launching HQ-9B air-defence missiles, anti-ship and anti-submarine missiles.
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 13, 2012, 17:50
Four Indian naval warships, on a first in six years goodwill tour to China, docked at the Shanghai port to a warm reception by the Chinese navy.
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The defence ministry said the exercises did not target any particular country.
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The US has urged China to resolve territorial disputes in South China Sea.
Last Updated: Saturday, January 15, 2011, 12:23
Liu Huaqing died on Friday morning of an undisclosed illness, a report said.
Last Updated: Sunday, August 29, 2010, 22:26
China said on Sunday its navy will stage live-ammunition drills in the Yellow Sea this week, after it condemned US-South Korean joint naval exercises in the region and vowed to respond in kind.
Last Updated: Monday, July 5, 2010, 14:55
Japan`s Defence Ministry has been keeping close tabs on China`s activities.
Last Updated: Thursday, March 11, 2010, 15:16
The Chinese Navy will not seek to build military bases overseas, a retired senior officer has said amid media reports that the country harbours such "ambitions".
Last Updated: Friday, July 17, 2009, 18:37
Chinese Navy is upgrading its submarines and combat vessels with latest air defence and anti-ship missile capabilities to "assume missions other than Taiwan," the Japanese Defence Ministry warned on Friday.
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