The new reforms sought to better prepare the force for deterrence, warfighting, and non-war military actions. Have they been effective?

Spectators wave Chinese flags as military vehicles carrying DF-41 nuclear ballistic missiles roll during a parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of Communist China in Beijing on Oct. 1, 2019. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP) Even as China ...

Leaked documents reveal that Russia is aiding China's military preparations for a potential invasion of Taiwan, including selling advanced equipment and training special forces. According to the documents, Moscow's support aims to bolster China's airborne ...

A group of army soldiers has completed a grueling ranger field training session in the mountains of Taichung, where they endured rugged terrain, extreme fatigue and limited sleep while carrying heavy packs and equipment,

In late 2025, under a dark sky in the Indian Ocean, U.S. special operations forces boarded a cargo ship traveling between Asia and the Gulf. Intelligence showed the vessel carried sensitive equipment made in China for Iran's missile program.

Incident in November latest reported instance of Trump administration’s increasingly aggressive maritime tactics.

A U.S. special operations team boarded a ship in the Indian Ocean last month and seized military-related articles headed to Iran from China, U.S. officials said, an operation aimed at blocking Tehran from rebuilding its military arsenal.

Until now, many of the troubling events that took place during the war in Afghanistan have been shrouded in secrecy. Green Berets training support staff at Camp Mackall in North Carolina in May.Credit...Victor J. Blue for The New York Times Supported by By ...