China's first large homemade passenger jet to fly in 2017
Feb 6, 2017
Chinese state media say the country's first large homemade passenger jet airplane will take to the air for its maiden flight in the first half of this year
Former head of southern fleet appointed to lead China's navy
Jan 20, 2017
China has appointed the former head of its southern fleet as the new commander of its increasingly powerful navy
China, Russia say united against South Korea missile defense
Jan 13, 2017
China has a range of economic, diplomatic and military options to retaliate if the U.S. and South Korea proceed with deployment of an advanced missile defense system, experts say, as Beijing remains vague in its threats against the plan
Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea
Jan 9, 2017
China says it was a routine training exercise, yet the deployment of the aircraft carrier Liaoning's battle group in the South China Sea has made neighbors jittery about Beijing's intentions
China plans to land probes on far side of moon, Mars by 2020
Dec 27, 2016
China has set out its space plans for the next five years, including soft landing a probe on the far side of the moon around 2018 and launching its first Mars probe by 2020
China investigating North Korean bank, report says
Sep 26, 2016
A South Korean newspaper is reporting that Chinese authorities are investigating a North Korean bank suspected of financing its government's imports of goods that might be used by its nuclear weapons program
China begins operating world's largest radio telescope
Sep 25, 2016
The world's largest radio telescope began searching for signals from stars and galaxies and, perhaps, extraterrestrial life in a project demonstrating China's rising ambitions in space and its pursuit of international scientific prestige
Clarification: China-North Korea-Trade Investigation story
Sep 24, 2016
Clarification: China-North Korea-Trade Investigation story
China launches second space station, Tiangong 2
Sep 15, 2016
China has launched its second space station in a sign of the growing sophistication of its military-backed program