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Premier Li: China has reduced army size by 300,000

Chinahasbasicallycompletedthetaskofreducingthearmedforcesby300,000troops,ChinesePremierLiKeqiangsaidonMonday.Limadetheremarkswhendeliveringhisannualgovernmentwo

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PLA confirms aircraft carrier Liaoning passed through Taiwan Straits on Thursday

The People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy has confirmed that the Liaoning aircraft carrier passed through the Taiwan Straits on Thursday before dawn.

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China's military shuts down 7 newspapers in reshuffle

Newspapers published by the seven regional military commands of the People's Liberation Army ceased operations on Friday, the military's flagship newspaper PLA Daily reported on Wednesday.

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Tan Benhong appointed commander of PLA Garrison in Hong Kong

China's Central Military Commission (CMC) has appointed major general Tan Benhong commander of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Garrison in the Hong Kong Special Administration Region, a spokesman with the PLA Garrison in Hong Kong said Monday.

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PLA senior generals back Xi's orders

High-ranking officers of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) have voiced group support to President Xi Jinping's instruction of building a strong military.

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Chinese military officials to be audited before promotion

Chinese military officials will be required to go through a thorough audit before they are promoted or retire, the Central Military Commission said in a guideline Tuesday.

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Egypt's ex-president Mubarak leaves prison, put under house arrest

A military helicopter, carrying Egypt's ex-president Hosni Mubarak, arrived in the Maadi Military Hospital in the capital Cairo from Tora prison on Thursday.

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N. Korea top leader calls for stronger military

Top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un called for strengthening the military to defend the country's security and sovereignty, the official news agency KCNA reported Sunday.