China, through an article published under the pen name Jun Sheng, issued a stern warning against forces seeking to stir up trouble in the South China Sea, stating it has "rich and powerful" options to safeguard peace and stability and will respond resolutely to any malicious attempts against its interests.
Japan is focusing on unmanned combat capabilities to build asymmetric advantages and advance its 'remilitarisation' agenda, planning to invest 1 trillion yen (US$6.2 billion) in uncrewed systems over five years starting in 2023.
China's PLA Daily warned that Japan's military expansion, highlighted by its largest annual live-fire drill, signals a shift towards offensive capabilities and 're-militarisation'. This comes amid high tensions following Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi's comments on potential military action in the Taiwan Strait.
China's PLA Daily warns of an accelerating arms race in low-earth orbit (LEO) satellites, citing US developments like SpaceX contracts. The newspaper highlights the growing strategic and militarized value of space, particularly for satellite networks and orbital competition.
PLA Daily warns that AI models catering to user preferences, even endorsing errors, pose a severe threat to military operations by eroding decision-making quality and human-machine collaboration. This 'AI sycophancy' can create 'information cocoons' and lead to miscalculations.
China's PLA is distributing new unmanned and intelligent weapons, but faces challenges in technical expertise for effective operation and integration, risking reduced combat effectiveness.
China's PLA Daily criticized Japan's plan to deploy satellite-aided drones and Tomahawk missiles to islands near Taiwan, calling it a "dangerous gamble" with an "offensive nature" despite Japan's claims of a defensive system.
The tough sentences handed to former defence ministers Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu showed that Beijing had no tolerance for people with divided loyalties, the Chinese military’s official newspaper said on Friday. The PLA Daily commentary marks the first time an official outlet has accused Li of being disloyal. “The military wields the gun and there must be no one who harbours disloyalty to the party,” the editorial said. “As senior party and military leaders, Wei and Li showed a collapse of faith...
PLA Daily published a commentary highlighting AI's integration into Middle East warfare operations, marking the first time the technology has been used across the full operational cycle from intelligence analysis to target identification, planning, and assessment. The article termed AI a 'core engine' reshaping warfare, armed forces, and the global strategic landscape, calling rapid AI transformation for combat 'inevitable' for the PLA to gain future advantage. Key focus areas identified include intelligent situational awareness, active early warning, real-time target identification, threat alerts, and enemy intent prediction.
