TAIPEI, Dec 4 (Reuters) - China is deploying a large number of naval and coast guard vessels across East Asian waters, at one point more than 100, in the largest maritime show of force to date, according to four sources and intelligence reports reviewed by Reuters.

North Korea, China and Russia all staged shows of military force over the Yellow Sea, East Sea and South Sea on Tuesday, deploying artillery and military aircraft in separate maneuvers.

This follows joint drills by Chinese and Russian strategic bombers and fighters on Tuesday that prompted Japan and South Korea to scramble planes to monitor them.

U.S. nuclear-capable bombers flew over the Sea of Japan alongside Japanese fighter jets on Wednesday, Tokyo said, in a show of force following Chinese and Russian drills in the skies and seas around U.

China’s military advances could give the Xiangshan Forum real strategic weight, but only if Beijing can match capabilities with diplomacy.

China’s military buildup has reached what a new congressional report calls a "war footing," with hundreds of new missile silos and expanding nuclear capabilities that could erode America’s long-standing deterrence edge in the Indo-Pacific. China has ...

Revenues at China’s giant military firms fell last year as corruption purges slowed arms contracts and procurement, according to a study released on Monday by a leading conflict think tank. The Chinese declines contrast with strong revenue growth ...

Photos and videos appear to show the maiden flight of the aircraft that is likely to become the PLA’s main workhorse in future.