Xi’s commemoration of Jiang was ultimately less an exercise in historical remembrance than an attempt to impose continuity on the CCP’s post-Mao history.
U.S. Marines with Personnel Retrieval and Processing Company, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, lead training with joint and multinational forces during Northern Strike 26-2. Northern Strike 26-2 is an Army sponsored, multi-component, multinational exercise designed to build readiness and enhance interoperability to fight and win. This year's exercise featured over nine-thousand participants across the joint force and participating NATO countries.
Due to an ongoing commercial spacecraft attitude control issue, NASA and Katalyst Space announced Wednesday the LINK spacecraft will not capture or boost an agency satellite to a higher altitude to extend its science mission as planned.
On August 19, 2026, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Cho Hyun in Seoul.
On August 19, 2026, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Foreign Affairs Minister of Chile Francisco Pérez Mackenna in Beijing.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei on early Wednesday rejected a statement by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that two ballistic missiles were launched on Tuesday from Iran toward the UAE.
A rocket that once would have been discarded after completing its mission has now taken a different path - returning from the edge of space back to Earth. In the early hours on Wednesday, the Zhuque-3 Y2 reusable launch vehicle lifted off for a flight test, carrying not only a satellite payload but also a major test of China's emerging reusable rocket capabilities. After completing its orbital mission, the rocket's first stage attempted a controlled return and recovery, with its developers Beijing-based private firm LandSpace describing the mission as a key transition from technology verification toward engineering application for China's commercial aerospace industry.
After Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim recently reaffirmed Taiwan is part of China during an interview, the Taiwan island's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) was clearly rattled.
A satellite launch vehicle being tested for the first time self-destructed after experiencing an anomaly shortly after liftoff, Taiwan's top weapons development institute said Wednesday, but no injuries or property damage were reported.
China launched the reusable rocket Zhuque-3 on Wednesday morning, achieving its first recovery of a rocket's first stage on land.
The government's campaign against communist insurgents is gaining momentum as the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) reported neutralizing 1,045 New People's Army (NPA) rebels and their supporters during operations conducted from Jan. 1 to Aug. 13 this year.
Japan and Australia agreed in Canberra on Tuesday to advance arrangements for the Japan Self-Defense Forces (SDF) to use missile test sites in Australia, Kyodo News reported.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei has categorically dismissed the United Arab Emirates' claim that Iran launched a missile toward its territory.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has declared two French diplomats working at the French Embassy in Tehran 'persona non grata.'
The large-scale U.S.- ROK joint military exercises, Ulji Freedom Shield, began in every part of the ROK on August 17. The drill poses the most immediate and open threat to the DPRK and the regional security.
China's top legislature will deliberate on a draft law against cross-border corruption, according to a meeting of the Council of Chairpersons of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee on Tuesday.
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has supported Operation Island Chief, a Pacific-led fisheries surveillance activity aimed at strengthening regional security.
The Defence Science and Technology Group sits where Defence's toughest challenges meet Australia's scientific and technological expertise.
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