According to the source material, PLA Daily published an article in which a veteran who had fought on the Sino-Vietnamese border battlefield was invited to recount his experiences.
Reuters reported that on August 24, China's "Military Procurement Network" publicly solicited from society information related to irregular procurement by the Rocket Force, with the scope of acceptance covering procurement activities such as materials and services, engineering, non-staple food, and pharmaceuticals and consumables.
On October 17, 2025, the Ministry of National Defense announced that it had opened cases for review and investigation against nine senior generals, including He Weidong, Miao Hua, and Wang Houbin, and imposed the punishment of expulsion from the Party and the military.
CCTV exposes rare internal details of the Rocket Force's underground nuclear Great Wall, boasting of a 5,000-kilometer super-project and intercontinental missile silos, constructing a so-called doomsday survival fortress.
In September 2024, the Rocket Force launched an intercontinental ballistic missile into the high seas of the Pacific Ocean. Videos claimed this was the first full-range test launch in 44 years.
On July 31, 2023, Xi Jinping conferred the rank of general on Rocket Force commander Wang Houbin and political commissar Xu Xisheng at the Bayi Building in Beijing, the first official public announcement of a new commander since reports that former Rocket Force commander Li Yuchao was under investigation.
Rocket Force commander Li Yuchao was purged after a US military report exposed the Rocket Force's deployment, leading to another round of purges throughout the Rocket Force.