Dinesh Chandra

Xi Jinping straightens the red ribbons on flower baskets during a ceremony to present flower baskets to deceased national heroes at Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 30, 2020. Xi and other leaders of the Communist Party of China and the state including Li Keqiang, Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang, Wang Huning, Zhao Leji, Han Zheng and Wang Qishan joined representatives from various walks of life in the ceremony to mark Martyrs' Day on Wednesday morning. (Xinhua/Shen Hong) BEIJING, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping and other leaders of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the state joined representatives from various walks of life in a ceremony to present flower baskets to deceased national heroes at Tian'anmen Square on Wednesday morning. The event, which took place a day ahead of the National Day, was held to mark Martyrs' Day. The other leaders included Li Keqiang, Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang, Wang Huning, Zhao Leji, Han Zheng and Wang Qishan. A military band

BEIJING, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping and other leaders of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the state joined representatives from various walks of life in a ceremony to present flower baskets to deceased national heroes at Tian'anmen Square on Wednesday morning. The event, which took place a day ahead of the National Day, was held to mark Martyrs' Day. The other leaders included Li Keqiang, Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang, Wang Huning, Zhao Leji, Han Zheng and Wang Qishan. A military band played trumpets to commemorate the martyrs. At 10 a.m., all participants sang the national anthem, and then paid a silent tribute to those who devoted their lives to the liberation of the Chinese people and the construction of the People's Republic of China, which was founded in 1949. After students sang the chorus of the song of Chinese Young Pioneers, 18 honor guards laid nine flower baskets in front of the Monument to the People's Heroes. The baskets were presented in the names

China's largest maritime patrol vessel was launched at Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard, in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, on Sept 29, 2020. [Photo by Huang Jinghua for chinadaily.com.cn] China's largest maritime patrol vessel, which was launched in a shipyard in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, on Tuesday, is destined to help improve maritime traffic governance, officials said. Haixun 09, built at China State Shipbuilding Corp's Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard, will be managed by the Guangdong Maritime Safety Administration. It is expected to go into service next year. The 165-meter maritime safety patrol vessel has a displacement of 10,700 metric tons and speed of more than 25 knots (46 kilometers per hour), said Yan Peibo, the ship's chief construction engineer. It can sail more than 10,000 nautical miles (18,520 kilometers) at an economical speed of 16 knots and make voyages of more than 90 days. The ship has a helicopter landing pad and a data center with multiple sets

A nurse is seen at an ICU ward of the First Hospital of Wuhan City in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 22, 2020. /Xinhua Chinese authorities on Tuesday honored 800 female role models and 200 groups for their contributions in the fight against the COVID-19 epidemic. Vice Premier Sun Chunlan, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, and Shen Yueyue, vice chairperson of the National People's Congress Standing Committee and president of the All-China Women's Federation (ACWF), presented awards to the honorees at an award ceremony in Beijing. During the event, the ACWF, the National Health Commission, and the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission jointly presented citations to 500 individuals and 100 groups, including the function department of the designated coronavirus-treating Jinyintan Hospital in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. The ACWF honored 300 individuals and 100 groups, i

Photo taken on Dec. 5, 2019 shows terracotta warriors at Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province. (Xinhua/Li Yibo) BEIJING, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has stressed developing archaeology to better understand the long-standing and profound Chinese civilization. Xi made the remarks Monday while presiding over a group study session of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee on the latest archaeological discoveries in China and their significance. China is undergoing an extensive and profound social transformation and seeing great practices and innovations in upholding and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics, he said. Xi called for attaching greater importance to archaeological research to deepen people's understanding of Chinese civilization that features a long history and profoundness, thus providing str

HONG KONG, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government on Tuesday handed over the Central Military Dock to the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Garrison in the HKSAR. The dock has been delimited as a military restricted zone with effect from 7:00 a.m. local time Tuesday and will be managed and used by the garrison, the HKSAR government said, citing the Law of the People's Republic of China on Garrisoning the HKSAR. The dock in Central is 150 meters long and has an area of 0.3 hectare. Under the Basic Law of the HKSAR, the central government is responsible for the defense of the HKSAR. The dock is a military site and facility that should be re-provisioned by the HKSAR government for the garrison. The dock is the last military facility required to be re-provisioned for use by the garrison, and the HKSAR government has fulfilled its relevant responsibilities after the handover, HKSAR Chief Executive Carrie Lam said. This is a hist

  By Liu Zhimin TIANJIN, Sept. 29 -- The third joint meeting on military-related legal rights protection was held in Tianjin in early September by the PLA Central Theater Command and the seven provinces (cities) where the Central Theater Command is located. The meeting summarized the work done by the PLA Central Theater Command and the local governments in safeguarding the interests related to national defense and the legal rights of soldiers and their families since last year. The meeting emphasized the need to formulate more complete mechanism, policies and regulations, so as to defend the national defense and military interests according to law and protect the legal rights of the military members and national defense-related personnel. At the same time, the meeting stressed that close military-local cooperation and strengthened supervision and inspection should also be carried out. In 2019, the PLA Central Theater Command and the seven provinces (cities) conducted special acti

People's Liberation Army soldiers carry caskets containing the remains of 117 Chinese soldiers who died during the 1950-53 Korean War at a martyrs' cemetery in Shenyang, Liaoning province, on Monday. TAO RAN/FOR CHINA DAILY A burial ceremony was held on Monday at a martyrs' cemetery in Shenyang, Liaoning province, for 117 Chinese soldiers who died during the 1950-53 Korean War. Speaking at the ceremony, Sun Shaocheng, minister of veterans affairs, said: "These martyrs have defeated the strong enemy and made a great contribution to our country and world peace. We will inherit their will and work hard for the Chinese Dream. The heroes who died in the 1950-53 Korean War will live forever!" Veterans of the war, soldiers and senior officials took part in Monday's ceremony to show their respects. This was the seventh such repatriation of Chinese soldiers' remains from the Republic of Korea since it signed a handover agreement with China in 2013. Between 20

Li Jingxian, deputy director of the Commendation and Memorial Department of the Ministry of Veterans Affairs BEIJING, Sept. 28 -- The handover ceremony of the 7th batch of remains of Chinese People’s Volunteers (CPV) martyrs was held in Inchon, South Korea on the morning of September 27. The plane carrying 117 CPV martyrs’ remains took off and headed back to China after the ceremony. Li Jingxian, deputy director of the Commendation and Memorial Department of the Ministry of Veterans Affairs, said in an interview that this year coincides with the 70th anniversary of the CPVs going abroad and fighting the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. The ceremonies of handover, return and burial of the CPV martyrs’ remains are an important part of a series of commemorative activities. This time, a total of 117 remains of CPV martyrs were returned from South Korea. The number of remains is the second largest following the first batch of 437 remains of CPV martyrs in 2014. During the pre

(File Photo) By Wang Peng, Yuan Junmin and Yi Ding HONG KONG, Sept. 28 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Hong Kong Garrison staged an air-sea joint patrol exercise involving troops of army, navy and air force of the Garrison in waters and airspace near Hong Kong on Saturday. The drill was aimed to test and improve the troops’ capabilities of fulfilling emergency missions, making quick response and carrying out joint operations. The first training subject was the search and rescue of drowning people in the nearby waters, which was a coordinated operation between the naval and air force troops of the Garrison. After more than one hour of searching, the mocking "victims" who fell into the water were successfully rescued, with one in critical condition being sent to the garrison hospital by helicopter. The visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) operations on the "suspicious vessel" was conducted subsequently. The air force helicopters that arrived

A People's Liberation Army guard of honor escorts the remains of 117 Chinese soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War at Taoxian International Airport in Shenyang, Liaoning province, on Sunday. The remains, returned to China from the Republic of Korea, will be buried in a martyrs' cemetery in Shenyang, with a burial ceremony due to be held on Monday. The remains of 599 soldiers sent back from the ROK have been buried there between 2014 and 2019. [Photo / Xinhua] SHENYANG -- Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan on Sunday called for passing on and carrying forward the heroic spirit of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea and striving to achieve national rejuvenation. Sun, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks while attending a ceremony to welcome back the remains of 117 soldiers of the Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) sacrificed in the war. The ceremony was held at the Taoxian international airport

BEIRUT, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- The first batch of 20 Chinese peacekeepers to Lebanon arrived in Beirut on Sunday for the UN mission to clean up and reconstruct the Lebanese capital after huge explosions swept through its port in early August. The second batch of 21 peacekeepers from China's 19th batch of peacekeeping multi-functional engineer detachment will arrive in Beirut on Tuesday. Before arrival, the Chinese peacekeeping forces had been to Beirut three times for mission surveys, while preparing measures for the prevention and control of the COVID-19 pandemic. For the mission under the command of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), the Chinese peacekeepers are mainly responsible for the cleanup of materials in the port, the office building of the Lebanese Foreign Ministry and the urban streets, as well as the removal of damaged warehouses. Du Jia, commander of the 19th batch of Chinese peacekeeping forces to Lebanon, said Chinese officers and soldiers will work with th

Chinese soldiers wait to receive coffins containing remains of Chinese soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War from South Korea during a repatriation ceremony at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, Sept. 27, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Jingqiang) SHENYANG, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- The remains of 117 Chinese soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War were returned to China on Sunday from the Republic of Korea (ROK). Escorted by two Chinese fighter jets, an air force plane carrying the remains and belongings of the fallen soldiers landed at the Taoxian international airport in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province, at 11:18 a.m. It is the seventh such repatriation following a handover agreement signed by the two countries. The remains were casketed in the ROK on Saturday at a ceremony held at a provisional morgue of the 17th army division of the ROK in Incheon, west of the capital Seoul. Personal seals of three martyrs -- Ma Shixian, Lin Shuishi and Di