# People's%20Liberation%20Army
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Fewer Visible Sorties, Not Less Pressure: How J-20s and Information Warfare Are Reworking the Taiwan Air Picture
A reported drop in PLA sortie counts around Taiwan has prompted speculation of de‑escalation, but evidence points to a qualitative shift in operations. The deployment and massing of J‑20 stealth fighters, combined with integrated sensor networks, mean fewer visible flights can still impose significant military pressure and complicate Taiwan's defence picture.
A Thousand-Kilometre Reunion: Border Troops, Family Sacrifice and the Song of the Triangular Mountain
A family reunion at a remote border post in the Greater Khingan Range illustrates the human cost and symbolic power of China’s frontier defence. After a 40-hour journey, a soldier who has served 19 years met his wife and daughters at Triangular Mountain, a site steeped in local military memory and used by state media to underscore the virtue of sacrifice.
A Thousand Cold Kilometres for a New Year Reunion: Duty, Family and the Quiet Rituals of China’s Border Guards
A northern border garrison in China became the site of a 40-hour family reunion when a soldier who has served 19 years welcomed his wife and children for the Lunar New Year. The story symbolises the personal costs of long deployments, the logistical demands of frontier posts, and the way state media uses such vignettes to frame the PLA as both dutiful and domestically rooted.
Silent Showdown in the South China Sea: B‑52s, H‑6Ks and Five Days of Face‑to‑Face Patrols
A U.S. B‑52 joined Philippine aircraft in a South China Sea patrol from Feb 2–6, prompting five days of Chinese sea and air counter‑patrols. The episode illustrates how diplomatic outreach between Washington and Beijing can coexist with, and even be shadowed by, intensified military competition in the region.
Tearjerker on the Plateau: How China’s High‑Altitude Women Soldiers Became a New‑Year PR Campaign
A Feb. 17 video from China Military Video Network profiles women soldiers serving at high altitude, using emotional storytelling to humanize the PLA. The piece serves domestic legitimacy, gender messaging and strategic signalling by showcasing resilience and readiness in geopolitically sensitive plateau regions.
On Lunar New Year's Eve, Care and Memory Warm Gansu's Veteran Rest Home
Staff at a retired cadres rest home in Lanzhou spent Lunar New Year's Eve providing companionship, dumplings and a space for veterans to recount wartime memories, turning the holiday into both a moment of personal care and an instance of state-backed "red education." The episode highlights how local veteran welfare initiatives intersect with broader political efforts to preserve revolutionary memory and shore up social cohesion amid demographic change.
Frontline Gala: How a Xinjiang Border Company Marries Pageantry with Patrols to Boost Morale
A Xinjiang border company staged a Spring Festival‑style gala that blended family performances, music from a joint military band, and celebration of recent training successes. The event served to bolster morale, underscore multi‑ethnic cohesion and link an isolated outpost symbolically to the national centre while reaffirming the company’s operational readiness on a strategically sensitive frontier.
Comrades, Dumplings and a Promise: How the PLA Keeps the Family of a Fallen Soldier Close at Lunar New Year
Soldiers from the late Wang Zhuoran’s unit visited his parents over the Lunar New Year, offering practical help, reading letters from comrades and joining distant colleagues by video. The visit combined private consolation with public commemoration, reflecting how the PLA and state media use personal stories to reinforce morale, legitimacy and civil-military ties.
When the Prelude Plays: China’s 2026 Military Spring Gala Reaffirms the PLA’s Cultural ‘DNA’
China’s 2026 military Spring Festival Gala used music and spectacle to promote the idea of an enduring "military soul," reinforcing political loyalty and morale inside the PLA while projecting unity to the wider public. The event illustrates how cultural programming has become an instrument of military modernization and domestic signaling.
Beijing’s 24‑Hour Counterpunch to Lai Ching‑te: Diplomacy and Air Power Tighten the Noose
Beijing responded within 24 hours to Vice President Lai Ching‑te’s comments and Taiwan’s defence budget push with coordinated diplomatic rebuke and intensified PLA air‑sea patrols. The episode highlights the erosion of informal cross‑strait norms and the rising tempo of coercive signalling that raises the risk of miscalculation in the Taiwan Strait.
China’s 2026 Military New Year Gala Repackages ‘Unchanging’ Soldierly Spirit for a New Audience
China’s 2026 military Spring Festival Gala used music and staged scenes to highlight a continuous ‘military DNA’ and reinforce themes of sacrifice and loyalty. Presented during the Lunar New Year by state military media, the gala functions as a cultural tool to boost troop morale and shape public perceptions of the PLA.
Valentine’s Day Video of Air Force Proposal Goes Viral as PLA Pushes a Softer Image
A Valentine’s Day proposal by an Air Force serviceman went viral after the full video was published by a military-affiliated outlet, highlighting the PLA’s effort to humanize its image. The clip underscores a deliberate strategy to use personal stories for morale, recruitment and public relations while posing tensions around operational security and institutional professionalism.