Peter's World coverage of China military: 9 articles, War Room dailies and explainers, newest first. Latest update November 5, 2026.
China Taiwan News Nov 5: Taiwan tracks 21 PLA sorties and 16 ships, Quad Malabar opens off Tokyo, and Wang Yi meets Kim Song Nam.
China’s GJ-21 stealth drone has made its first landing on the Type 076 Sichuan. We trace the ship’s trials and compare it with U.S. amphibious ships.
Xi Jinping’s PLA purge, tracked: 41 generals with posts, dates and official wording, from Xu Caihou in 2014 to the record Fifth Plenum of Oct. 29, 2026.
Our Indo-Pacific weekly roundup: Keen Sword drills in Japan, PLA activity reported by Taiwan, a new Marine missile unit and Pacific aid.
Indo-Pacific update: Kim Jong Un visits Dandong with a senior Chinese official, a quiet day near Taiwan and a deadly Philippine air crash.
Taiwan security update: 15 PLA aircraft fly near Taiwan with 13 median-line crossings as North Korea fires cruise missiles at sea.
Taiwan logged 13 PLA sorties, 11 across the median line, in its third joint combat readiness patrol in nine days, as patrols turn smaller but more frequent.
Taiwan says 15 of 21 Chinese aircraft detected after 9:12 a.m. crossed the median line in a ‘joint combat readiness patrol’; overnight count was nine.
China’s expulsion of Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli from the party and military raises new doubts about PLA cohesion and readiness for a Taiwan conflict.
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China’s Rare Earth Export Pause Ends Nov. 10: What Changes
DRPM-UxS: Pentagon Sends 25,000 Drone Systems to CENTCOM
Exercise Koalicja: 11 Nations Rehearse a Postwar Force for Ukraine
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