This Day in History: The Founding of Shanghai’s Good 8th Company

The 8th Company of Shanghai Garrison, People's Liberation Army was founded on August 6, 1947, and since 1949 it has been stationed on Nanjing Lu.

by Emma Chi, 06 August 2021

Chinese Youth are Too Fat and Horny to Join the Army: State Media

Young Chinese men and women are failing tests to join the army because they're fat and masturbate too much, says the PLA.

by Bridget O'Donnell, 24 August 2017

PHOTOS: PLA Celebrates 90th Anniversary with Grand Parade

See photos from China's military parade, held in Inner Mongolia this past weekend.

by That's, 31 July 2017

Chinese Man Trapped in India for 50 Years After Crossing Border by Accident

An 82-year-old Chinese has been trapped in India for over half a century after accidentally crossing the border during the Sino-Indian War in 1963.

by Bridget O'Donnell, 06 February 2017

Female Chinese Fighter Jet Pilot Dies in Tragic Accident

China is mourning 30-year-old Captain Yu Xu, the first woman to become a J-10 fighter jet pilot, after a crash in Hebei this weekend.

by Bridget O'Donnell, 14 November 2016

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