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Eight heroes returned by South Korea identified

2 weeks ago | chinadaily.com.cn | Zhao Lei

China has identified eight more Chinese People's Volunteers martyrs among the remains returned from South Korea, bringing the total number of identified heroes to 28, according to the Ministry of Veterans Affairs.
CNS Shandong aircraft carrier group conducts exercises

3 weeks ago | eng.mod.gov.cn | Zhao Lei |Lin Congyi

By Zhao LeiA carrier strike group led by the CNS Shandong aircraft carrier conducted assault drills in waters to the east of Taiwan Island, according to a spokesman. Senior Colonel Shi Yi of the PLA Eastern Theater Command said in a statement that under orders by his command, the Shandong strike group cooperated with other naval and air units to carry out exercises of vessel-aircraft coordination, regional air dominance, and strikes against land and sea targets.
PLA Navy opens its first intl social media accounts

3 weeks ago | chinadaily.com.cn | Zhao Lei

The People's Liberation Army Navy launched its official accounts on social media platforms X, formerly known as Twitter, and You-Tube on Monday, in what appears to be a charm offensive targeting global internet users. In its first post on X, the PLA Navy, which goes under the name ChinaNavy, wrote, "I am Chinese Navy, venturing into the deep blue sea. Welcome to follow us." A poster was posted below the sentences, showing a sailor holding his rifle and another watching a pigeon.
PLA drills resolute punishment for 'Taiwan independence'

3 weeks ago | chinadailyasia.com | Zhao Lei

The Eastern Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army has started inter-service combat exercises around Taiwan Island on Tuesday, according to its spokesman. Senior Colonel Shi Yi said in a statement that the command has deployed its ground, naval, air, rocket and other forces from multiple directions as part of the operation.
PLA undertakes combat drills around Taiwan

3 weeks ago | chinadailyhk.com | Zhao Lei

The Eastern Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army has started inter-service combat exercises around Taiwan Island on Tuesday, according to its spokesman. Senior Colonel Shi Yi said in a statement that the command has deployed its ground, naval, air, rocket and other forces from multiple directions as part of the operation.
Mini robot to explore world's deepest sea trench

3 weeks ago | global.chinadaily.com.cn | Zhao Lei

A team of Chinese scientists has developed a miniature 2.7-kilogram deep-sea robot to explore the deepest natural frontier on Earth — the Mariana Trench in the western Pacific Ocean, according to a study published in the journal Science Robotics in March. The researchers from Beihang University, formerly known as the Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, have further consolidated China's position as one of the few nations able to explore the deepest depths of the oceans.
Tiangong researchers to experiment on flatworms

4 weeks ago | global.chinadaily.com.cn | Zhao Lei

After zebrafish and fruit flies, China's Tiangong space station is set to host a new life form — planarians, according to Chinese scientists. Zhang Wei, director of the Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, told China Youth Daily in a recent interview that an upcoming Chinese manned spaceflight will carry dozens of planarian fragments into orbit. Planarians are flatworms renowned for their extraordinary regenerative ability.
PLA patrol, drill aimed to punish 'Taiwan independence' separatists

4 weeks ago | chinadailyhk.com | Zhao Lei

The recent patrol and exercise operations conducted by the People's Liberation Army in areas surrounding Taiwan Island were intended to punish "Taiwan independence" separatists, according to a spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense.
China conducts 15th space launch this year

4 weeks ago | chinadailyasia.com | Zhao Lei

China launched a relay satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Southwest China's Sichuan province late Wednesday night, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, the nation's major space contractor. A Long March 3B carrier rocket blasted off at 11:55 pm deploying the II-04 satellite into orbit, the State-owned company said in a news release. The mission marked the country's 15th space launch this year and the 565th flight of the Long March rocket family.
Submersible returns to service after upgrade

4 weeks ago | global.chinadaily.com.cn | Zhao Lei

The Jiaolong, China's first manned deep-sea research submersible, has reentered service after a major technical upgrade, completing dives in a recent hardware-testing mission in Chinese territorial waters, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources.