China bans bloggers from spreading information about its military

China has introduced new rules restricting the online publication of information about its armed forces, a move that could limit monitoring of the activities of the world's largest military.

It is noted that these rules will come into effect from March 1. They were announced against the backdrop of reports that China is rapidly expanding and modernizing its military to match the military power of the United States.

The restrictions introduced could have a major impact on Chinese military bloggers and commentators.