national people's congress (npc)

Beijing, March 7 President Xi Jinping met a largely reduced delegation of military officials at the annual parliamentary session, following a major purge of the top brass of the PLA, while a top general called on defence personnel to resolutely obey the Chinese leader's command.President Xi...

Beijing, March 5 China announced a defense budget increase of approximately 1.91 trillion yuan (USD 277 billion), a 7% rise from the previous year in yuan terms, as part of its efforts to rapidly modernize its armed forces and keep pace with the US military.Premier Li Qiang, flanked by Chinese...

Beijing, March 5 China announced on Thursday that its defense budget would be increased to $275 billion, about $25 billion more than last year, as it accelerated the modernization of its armed forces to catch up with the US military.Approximately 1.9 trillion yuan ($275 billion) will be...

Beijing, March 4 China began its annual parliamentary session on Wednesday amid international turmoil over the US-Iran war, massive purges of the military by President Xi Jinping, and major plans to develop new productive forces like AI to revitalize the slowing economy.Xi, 72, who is in his...