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U.S. hype of China's "military threat" undermines mutual trust

​The release of an annual report by the United States to hype up China's "military threat" will only undermine the strategic mutual trust between the two major countries.

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China voices strong dissatisfaction over US report

Defense Ministry Spokesman Yang Yujun on Saturday expressed "strong dissatisfaction" and "firm opposition" to a Pentagon report that he said has misrepresented China's military development.

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China voices strong dissatisfaction over U.S. report on Chinese military

Defense Ministry Spokesman Yang Yujun on Saturday expressed "strong dissatisfaction" and "firm opposition" to a Pentagon report that he said has misrepresented China's military development.

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Myanmar military chief voices support for constitution amendment if stable

Myanmar's Commander-in-Chief of the Defense Services Senior-General Min Aung Hlaing Friday voiced support of constitution amendment on condition that the country becomes politically stable.

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Russia says still ready to work with NATO on equal basis amid strained ties

​The Russian Foreign Ministry said Thursday that Moscow is still ready to work with NATO "on an equal basis" even as the bloc is ramping up its military presence in eastern Europe.

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China aims to complete military reform by 2020

China aims to complete military reform and have armed forces capable of informationized warfare by 2020, according to a five-year military development plan published on Thursday.

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S. Korean military planning to deploy 100 more K2 tanks against DPRK

​South Korea's military is planning to deploy some 100 additional units of the locally built K2 Black Panther tanks to strengthen frontline defense against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Yonhap quoted a military official as saying on Thursday.

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Military hospital staff punished on malpractice scandal

Ten military staff members, including two in charge of the hospital that offered an experimental cancer therapy to a young man who died last month, have been punished.

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S. Korea's military buildup to focus on countering DPRK's nuke, missile threats: Seoul

South Korean Defense Minister Han Min- koo said on Wednesday that his country's military buildup will be focused on countering the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s nuclear devices and ballistic missiles.

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Myanmar's parliament agrees to debate proposal to end fighting in western state

Myanmar's House of Nationalities (Upper House) has agreed to debate on a motion to end fighting in the country's western Rakhine state between the military and the ethnic Arakan Army (AA), parliament sources said on Tuesday.

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16 military personnel disciplined for their role in mistaken airstrike on Afghan hospital

Sixteen military personnel, including a general officer, have been disciplined for their role in a mistaken airstrike which killed 42 people in Afghanistan in October 2015, said General Joseph Votel, the head of U.S. Central Command, Friday at a news briefing.

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Philippine army urges no payments to Abu Sayyaf to free foreign captives

The Philippines discouraged ransom payments on Wednesday (April 20) for captives held by Islamist militants in a bid to stop a kidnap "industry" emerging after a series of rebel seizures of Indonesian and Malaysian crew.

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Israeli, Palestinian security officials to meet in Jerusalem

A senior Palestinian official said on Sunday that an Israeli-Palestinian security meeting will be held in Jerusalem on Sunday night.

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China's resolve to safeguard its sovereignty is unshakable

Missiles unleashed during a joint U.S.-Philippines military drill on Thursday have once again stirred up tensions in the South China Sea, but they won't undermine China's resolve to safeguard its sovereignty.

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Philippine-U.S. joint military drills kick off in Manila

The annual Balikatan (Shoulder-to-Shoulder) joint military exercises between the Philippines and the United States opened in Philippine capital on Monday.

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U.S. sailor admits raping woman in Okinawa, prefectural assembly blasts lack of military discipline

​A U.S. Navy sailor arrested on suspicion of assaulting a woman in a hotel in Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture, admitting to raping her, local media reported Wednesday.

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U.S., Philippine military deployment in South China Sea to disturb regional stability

​China on Monday slammed the United States and the Philippines for increasing their military presence in the South China Sea, as the Southeast Asian country announced plans to give the U.S. access to five bases.