China has reportedly loaded over 100 new intercontinental ballistic missiles into border silos, accelerating nuclear expansion faster than any other power.

The country’s production of nuclear warheads has slowed, but its missiles may be poised to strike back fast in case of an attack, an annual assessment found.

From hardware on show at China’s military parade to anti-drone systems, here are some of the year’s most notable People’s Liberation Army stories.

At the same time that China reports it can now produce military-grade steel 30% faster, one key US plant is shutting down.

China’s military buildup has reached what a new congressional report calls a "war footing," with hundreds of new missile silos and expanding nuclear capabilities that could erode America’s long-standing deterrence edge in the Indo-Pacific. China has ...

The aftermath of Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s purges created a special phenomenon at the recently concluded Fourth Plenum. Attendance at such a critical Chinese Communist Party (CCP) gathering is mandatory, yet 37 Central Committee members were absent.

The Pentagon report also mentioned recent developments along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), and China’s military sales to Pakistan and Russia.

China has significantly stepped up its probing of Taiwan’s air and maritime boundaries since 2023, the report said, with incidents in Taiwan’s air defense identification zone increasing more than 60%, from 1,703 incidents that year to 2,771 last year, the report says. China’s warships also stepped up their operations in the narrow Taiwan Strait.