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The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region witnessed a historic display of national pride and naval power as China's first domestically built aircraft carrier, the CNS Shandong, arrived on Thursday, accompanied by a formidable escort fleet.
A deck reception will be held on Thursday night aboard the nation's first domestically built aircraft carrier, the CNS Shandong, with community representatives from Hong Kong and Macao in attendance.
Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's four-vessel aircraft carrier Shandong formation is the first carrier formation to visit Hong Kong since the Liaoning, China's first aircraft carrier, visited Hong Kong in 2017, which is very inspiring and can boost residents' national pride.
PLA organizes combat readiness patrols in the territorial waters, airspace, and surrounding areas of Huangyan Island.
The nation's first domestically built aircraft carrier, the CNS Shandong, sailed into Hong Kong Special Administrative Region waters on Thursday on its maiden visit to the city, accompanied by a powerful escort fleet.
Public registration for tours of the domestically built aircraft carrier CNS Shandong and its escort ships opened on Monday in Hong Kong, with all tickets made available on that day claimed within minutes.
China's two carrier strike groups have recently returned to their home ports after a series of training operations and exercises in the Western Pacific, according to the People's Liberation Army Navy.
China Coast Guard announced it conducted law enforcement patrols on Monday within the territorial waters and surrounding areas of Huangyan Island, asserting its sovereignty over the South China Sea feature.
Chinese state media revealed two cases of Chinese fighter jets responding to foreign provocations, including two J-16 jets driving away a foreign aircraft breaching China's territorial sea line and J-15s engaging in high-altitude dogfights to expulse foreign aircrafts in May 2022.
The NATO Hague summit's newly announced defense spending target appears more as a political gambit to placate the U.S. administration than a feasible commitment, experts say, warning that NATO's tactic of hyping international tensions to justify soaring military budgets reflects a Cold War mentality.
China strongly criticized NATO on Thursday for using Beijing as a pretext to expand its influence into the Asia-Pacific, accusing the alliance of provoking conflict and acting like a "war machine".
The Ministry of National Defense on Thursday warned the Philippines that "inviting the wolf into your own house" would inevitably backfire, as tensions mount over US missile deployments in the region.
China is willing to work with member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization to ensure the SCO's crucial role as an anchor of stability at a time of turbulence and geopolitical changes, Defense Minister Dong Jun said on Thursday.
The Foreign Ministry has urged NATO to correct its wrong perception of China and stop manipulating China-related topics, vowing to firmly safeguard its sovereign security and development interests, and continue contributing to world peace and stability.
The Chinese military will work with militaries of other Shanghai Cooperation Organization member states to further deepen defense cooperation.
The Defense Ministry on Thursday refuted a media report alleging that Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek is aiding the country's military and intelligence operations, calling the accusation a "slander and smear."
Leaders of the NATO western defensive alliance approved an ambitious target to increase defense spending by the end of their summit in The Hague, the Netherlands, on Wednesday.
Defense Minister Dong Jun urged defense officials from member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization on Wednesday to strengthen cooperation, unite with progressive forces, safeguard international fairness and justice, and maintain global strategic stability.
United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said "an era of radical uncertainty" is the reason behind his government's decision to buy a dozen Lockheed Martin F-35A fighter jets that are capable of carrying and firing tactical nuclear weapons.
.All weapons and equipment to be reviewed in China's grand military parade on Sept 3 will be "domestically produced, active-duty main battle gear", highlighting the latest achievements in the Chinese military's equipment system development
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization's defense ministers are set to gather in Qingdao, a coastal city in China's Shandong province, for a two-day meeting starting on Wednesday, China's Defense Ministry said on Tuesday evening.
China will hold a grand military parade in Beijing on Sept 3 to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory against Japanese aggression and fascism.
Chinese troops who have participated in peacekeeping missions will take part in the military parade in Tian'anmen Square, downtown Beijing, on Sept. 3, the State Council Information Office announced on Tuesday at a press conference.
China to hold military parade on Sept 3 for 80th anniversary of victory against Japanese aggression, fascism.
Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend a gathering marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.
The Fujian Coast Guard conducted routine law enforcement patrols on Monday in waters near Jinmen, an island off the coast of Fujian province, a spokesman for the China Coast Guard said.
The United States has launched strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities, U.S. President Trump announced on Truth Social Saturday evening, signaling U.S. involvement in Israel's conflict with Iran.
Tuesday marks the third anniversary of the launch of the Fujian, China's first aircraft carrier equipped with electromagnetic catapults. Official media said China is about to enter a three-aircraft-carrier era, with the Fujian expected to enter service by 2025.
Photo taken on June 16, 2025 shows the exhibition area of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) at Paris Air Show.
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