54th Mechanized Brigade, Tibet MD, Chengdu Military Region

These troops look after the security of Tibet.

Chinese PLA Xinjiang Military Region elite military special operations forces training

PLA Women's 14th Army combat units 86A

Chinese PLA HQ 9 missile during parade

PLA looks to increase number of female missile operators

After China incorporated the first female DF-15 ballistic missile company in the People's Liberation Army's main missile brigade, the Second Artillery Corps — the strategic missile force of the People's Liberation Army — will look to recruit more women into the fold, reports the Washington-based Strategy Page on Apr. 25.The female company has been included into the First Conventional Missile Brigade of the Second Artillery Force. Originally, it was only a provisional unit, but the Central Military Committee of the Communist Party of China decided to make it a regular unit earlier this month as it has become harder for the military to find male soldiers qualified for the job, according to Strategy Page.

Released military photos have also shown multiple female launch crews for mobile DF-21 missiles. Currently, about 8% of China's military are female while women account for 15% of the US military.Female recruits have performed well in technical jobs and about 12% of the crew on American warships are now female, said Strategy Page, adding that China is increasing the number of women serving on warship and is seeing success.China's Second Artillery Corps controls most of the country's nuclear missiles as well as some missiles equipped with conventional warheads

Chinese Xinjiang border guards near the border

Chinese PLA Strategic missile test

China's military cooperation with Ukraine in jeopardy

The escalation of civil unrest in Kharkiv, Luhansk and Donetsk and other parts of southeastern Ukraine may spell trouble for China's arms procurement because the region is where Ukraine designs and produces advanced weapons for both domestic and overseas markets, reports the Global Times, a tabloid under the auspices of the Communist Party mouthpiece People's Daily.

According to state-owned conglomerate Ukroboronprom — also known as the Ukrainian Defense Industry — the country's intercontinental ballistic missiles, tactical ballistic missiles, and radar and avionic systems are mostly designed in Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk, while the cities of Kharkiv and Luhansk are production hubs for main battle tanks such as the T-34, T-64, T-80UD, and other types of armored vehicles. In addition, military aircraft engines are mostly designed and produced in the southeastern city of Zaporizhia.

The current pro-Russian civil unrest in Ukraine will likely slow down the development of Chinese helicopters, trainers, radars and tanks, according to the Canada-based Kanwa Defense Review operated by military analyst Andrei Chang or Pinkov. The report said that China is reliant on AI-222 engines produced by the Zaporizhia-based Motor Sich Public Joint Stock Company to complete the development of its L-15 trainer.

The 6TD-2 diesel engine produced by Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau in Kharkiv is also crucial for China to develop the MBT-2000 main battle tank of the People's Liberation Army, Kanwa said.

Despite the ongoing crisis, a Chinese military expert told the Global Times on Apr. 14 that the civil unrest in Ukraine will not bring major changes to the military exchanges between the two nations in the short term. He added however that some uncertainties may arise in the long term.


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Shenyang Military Region 59D tanks Drills

Shenyang Military Region