Both were expelled from the Communist Party, with the announcement made in June. The PLA Rocket Force conducted its first known intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test in 44 years late last ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping put the national spotlight back on the military’s missile defences, inspecting a PLA Rocket Force brigade in the country’s southeast roughly a month after a ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to a PLA Rocket Force unit last Thursday highlights the key role the force might play in trying to deter the US from getting involved in a conflict in the ...

The PLA Rocket Force, which oversees the country's conventional and nuclear missiles, has been tasked with modernising China's nuclear forces. During the inspection, Xi stressed the need to ...