Category: Defence
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Chinese Armed Forces ORBAT Part 11: Tibetan Border Villages
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Back in 2022, I made a partial list of villages which were being reconstructed and expanded by Chinese authorities. Chinese term for such villages was “Xiaokang (moderately prosperous) village”. In…
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Land ownership statistics of Pakistani armed forces are interesting.
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Defence forces owning huge tracts of lands in semi-rural and urban areas isn’t an uncommon thing. They need space for training, storage, residence, training among a hundred other things. So…
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PLA’s Xinjiang Military Region Army Divisions structure text draft
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This is a long story and I am being brief. Xinjiang Military Region (XMR) under Western Theatre Command (WTC) responsible for military operations in Xinjiang facing India, Pakistan and Central…
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PLA Army Combined Arms Battalion Structure text draft
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I am considering making detailed ORBAT graphics of various military units and trying to get the details right. The details I have shared in past need some updates too. Posting…
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Flaws in Chinese Defence Equipment: A Country-by-Country Breakdown
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List of faulty exported Chinese defence equipment by countries. This is not a complete list: Pakistan Sri Lanka Bangladesh NepalAlmost all passenger aircraft grounded after a short period of use.…
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Chinese military and dual-use bases overseas
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NOTE: I had posted satellite pictures of all the bases twice, but they don’t seem to be visible for some reason. Seems like some bug and don’t have enough energy…
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A quick look at Bingtuan, Chinese Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC)
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Even a lot of experienced China watchers are mostly unaware of Bingtuan, the Chinese Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC). This article is a short introduction to this enigmatic organisation which…
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