Xi Jinping's military purge is bleeding into his elite circle of generals commanding China's forces

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Chinese leader Xi Jinping looks on during the second session of the G20 Leaders' Meeting in Rio de Janeiro in November 2024.
Xi's anti-corruption crackdown has pushed into the highest echelons of China's military recently, and it looks like the purge still isn't finished.

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China's coast guard is looking even more like its '2nd navy,' with 'Monster' ships, a destroyer-level vessel, and a rumored drone carrier

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A large Chinese ship sailing towards a much smaller ship
China has the world's largest coast guard fleet, and new acquisitions mean its strength has been significantly boosted.

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The nuclear weapons era is making a comeback, and experts say we're all not paying attention

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A collage of a photo of a nuclear bomb over an image of the Chinese flag
As China builds its nuclear arsenal and Russia keeps making nuclear threats, the US is being urged to look into its own build-up.

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China's naval commandos rode electric skateboards into a combat exercise with drones disguised as birds, then left in a pickup truck

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Chinese special forces ride on electric skateboards and provide covering fire before they board a pick-up truck.
Chinese special forces showcased several gadgets, including a jet-powered surfboard and an electric skateboard, at a live-fire exercise televised on August 1.

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China says 2 military employees sold 60 pounds of secret documents to a recycling plant, allowing a shopper to bag 4 volumes for under $1

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Chinese paramilitary police border guards train in the snow at Mohe County in China's northeast Heilongjiang province, on the border with Russia, on December 12, 2016.
Chinese paramilitary police border guards train in the snow at Mohe County in China's northeast Heilongjiang province, on the border with Russia, on December 12, 2016.

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China's latest weapon of war is a gun-toting robot dog

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A robot dog used by the Chinese military
A robot dog used by the Chinese military.

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China is flexing its missile arsenal in a new simulation for a mass Taiwan attack as the US watches Beijing's Rocket Force closely

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A video released by China shows off the missiles it could fire at Taiwan in a mass attack.
A video released by China shows off the missiles it could fire at Taiwan in a mass attack.

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China's true military spending in 2022 was likely worth $711 billion, or 'nearly equal' to the US military budget that year: US think tank

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An air defense squadron conducts a live-fire drill in Changzhou, Jiangsu province, China, April 28, 2024.
An air defense squadron conducts a live-fire drill in Changzhou, Jiangsu province, China, April 28, 2024.

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NASA's chief says China is being 'very, very secretive' and pretending its space projects aren't linked to the military

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Bill Nelson, now administrator of NASA, speaks during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on April 21, 2021 in Washington, DC.
Bill Nelson, now administrator of NASA, speaks during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on April 21, 2021 in Washington, DC.

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China is building its military on a 'scale not seen since WWII' and is on track to be able to invade Taiwan by 2027: US admiral

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Army recruits who are about to go to military barracks wait at a high-speed railway station in Huai 'an city, Jiangsu province, China, March 19, 2024.
Army recruits who are about to go to military barracks wait at a high-speed railway station in Huai 'an city, Jiangsu province, China, March 19, 2024.

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