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Argentine military personnel are on duty at a mobile field hospital in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Feb. 25, 2021. The mobile field hospital, consisting of 13 trucks and donated by China, is expected to boost Argentina's medical capacity amid the ravaging pandemic. (Photo by Martin Zabala/Xinhua) BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- A mobile field hospital, consisting of 13 trucks and donated by China, is expected to boost Argentina's medical capacity amid the ravaging pandemic. Each of the 13 trucks corresponds to a different function of the mobile hospital, including an operating vehicle, a first aid vehicle, an X-ray diagnostic vehicle, a biochemical lab vehicle, a sterilization vehicle and an energy supply vehicle. There are also a water supply vehicle, a kitchen vehicle, a washing machine vehicle, an oxygen generator vehicle, a shower vehicle, a restroom vehicle and a tent support vehicle. Along with the mobile hospital, four patient tents, 90 VHF portable radios and 15 VHF

BEIJING, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Senior officials of the Communist Party of China (CPC) have recently submitted reports on their work to the CPC Central Committee and Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee. The officials are members of the Political Bureau and Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, and members of the leading Party members groups of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, the State Council and the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, as well as secretaries of the leading Party members groups of the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate. After reading through their work reports, Xi urged them to unite more closely around the CPC Central Committee and mark the centenary of the Party with actions and outstanding accomplishments. Xi called on the senior CPC officials to stay committed to the Party's grand blueprint, boldly assume their responsibilitie

BEIJING, Feb. 28 -- In order to implement President Xi Jinping's important declaration on China's COVID-19 vaccine as a global public good, at the request of the Philippine military, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) delivered a batch of COVID-19 vaccines to the Philippine military on February 28, according to a written statement by China's Ministry of National Defense on Sunday. source http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/view/2021-02/28/content_9993160.htm

A villager holding a social security card waits to register for a health check at the clinic of Yaragzi Village in Xihxu Township in Yecheng County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 2, 2020. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu) BEIJING, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has stressed improving the social security system that covers the entire population and promoting high-quality and sustainable development of social security. Xi made the remarks while presiding over a group study session of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee on Friday. He urged efforts to intensify redistribution, strengthen mutual assistance, and have more people benefit from the social security system that will meet the multi-level and diversified demands of the people. Improvements should also be made to have a sustainable multi-level social security system which shall cover the country's entire population, coordi

Profile photo of Chinese researcher Chen Wei, who is awarded a national honor at a seminar in Beijing, China, September 8, 2020. /CFP Chinese company CanSino Biologics Inc. (CanSinoBIO) can produce an annual 500 million doses of its single-shot COVID-19 vaccine, said Chen Wei, a lead researcher of the CanSino vaccine, in an interview on Friday. The vaccine has been approved for conditional commercial use nationwide two days ago. Chen, a researcher from the Beijing-based Academy of Military Medical Sciences, led a team in developing China's first single-shot recombinant adenovirus vaccine, Ad5-nCoV. She said the advantage of the recombinant vaccine is that it can be quickly put to mass-production. "The annual production capability of 500 million doses means it will benefit 500 million people each year, not just 250 million people who need two shots each." The vaccine is over 90 percent effective based on data collected around the globe as its biggest impact is on &qu

BEIJING, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee met on Friday to discuss the draft 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025) for National Economic and Social Development and the Long-Range Objectives Through the Year 2035, as well as the draft government work report. The documents will be submitted by the State Council to the upcoming annual session of the country's top legislature for lawmakers to review. After five years of continuous efforts, China successfully reached the main targets of the 13th five-year plan, made historic progress toward completing the building of a moderately prosperous society in all respects, and secured a full victory in eradicating absolute poverty, according to the meeting presided over by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee. All the achievements fully demonstrate the advantages of the CPC leadership and the system of socialism with Chinese characteristics, said a statement rele

KUNMING, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- The 102nd Mekong River joint patrol by China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand concluded on Friday, with three Chinese law-enforcement vessels returning home to port. A total of 121 law enforcement officers from the four countries participated in the operation, with six vessels navigating 612 km over four days and three nights, said the Yunnan provincial public security department. The officers examined 23 vehicles and 40 tonnes of cargo during the patrol. The Mekong River, known as the Lancang River in China, is a vital waterway for cross-border shipping among China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand have been carrying out joint patrols on the Mekong River since December 2011.     source http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/view/2021-02/26/content_9992661.htm

The warships of China and Singapore sail in formation during the joint naval drill on February 24. (Photo by Liang Lihu) By XueFei and Liang Lihu SINGAPORE, Feb. 26 -- The 36th Chinese naval escort taskforce held a joint naval drill with the Singapore navy in waters near Singapore on February 24. The joint drill lasted about eight hours and was successfully completed at 7 p.m. on the same day. The Chinese side sent the guided-missile destroyer Guiyang (Hull 119) and the guided-missile frigate Zaozhuang (Hull 542), and the Singaporean side sent frigates RSS Intrepid and RSS Sovereignty to participate in the drill. The drill mainly involves such subjects as communication exercise, formation movement and joint search and rescue. According to Lyu Dongfang, the commander of the 36th Chinese naval escort taskforce, the drill has strengthened the professional exchanges between the two navies, boosted mutual trust and enhanced friendship. Before the joint drill, the 36th Chinese naval es

The suspect, Yin Xiantang, has long pretended to be a military officer to practice frauds and has now been arrested by the Chinese police.   HAIKOU, Feb.26 -- The Public Security Bureau of Haikou City, South China’s Hainan Province, successfully captured the suspect Yin Xiantangin January 2021, who had pretended to be a military officer to practice frauds for years. According toinvestigation, the suspect Yin Xiantang has posed to be a senior officer of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) and carried out variousfraud activities since 2004. He forged differentofficer certificates, military documents, seals, etc. andused the false military identity to deceive multiple victims on the grounds of introducing various projects, which had posed a bad influence on the image and reputation of the Chinese PLA. The Haikou Public Security Bureau is currently soliciting clues about the suspect's crimes from the public, urging relevant victims or persons familiar with the matter

Photo taken on Feb. 24, 2021 shows staff members unloading COVID-19 vaccines at the military airport of Boufarik, 40 km southeast of the capital Algiers, Algeria. A donation of Chinese Sinopharm coronavirus vaccines arrived in Algeria on Wednesday to help the North African nation combat the pandemic. (Xinhua) ALGIERS, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- A donation of Chinese Sinopharm coronavirus vaccines arrived in Algeria on Wednesday to help the North African nation combat the pandemic. A military jet of the Algerian Air Force carrying the batch of vaccines landed in the evening at the Boufarik military airport. Chinese Ambassador to Algeria Li Lianhe said that the donation is a demonstration of solidarity between China and Algeria. "The two friendly countries have been helping each other overcome this pandemic since its outbreak, which constitutes a solidarity model to follow for the international community," he said. Algerian Communication Minister Ammar Belhimer handed over a gra

Shawa Village, located in southwest China's Yunnan Province, is an ancient village of the Nu ethnic group. As of 2017, more than 75 percent of the people here were still living in poverty. Only in two years, however, all people in Shawa Village shook off extreme poverty with the help of Yunnan Provincial Military Area Command. The village was just one of the thousands of villages that had been lifted out of extreme poverty with the military's efforts. How did they manage to do that? What was the military's role in China's poverty eradication? source http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/view/2021-02/25/content_9992055.htm

GULF OF ADEN, Feb. 25 -- The 37th escort taskforce of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, who is carrying out escort missions in the Gulf of Aden, held an anti-terrorism and anti-piracy drill featuring the rescue of hijacked merchant ships. In the first stage, the comprehensive supply ship Honghu (Hull 963) simulated the hijacked merchant ship. Upon receiving the distress message, the command post of the escort taskforce immediately organized troops to go forward for rescue. A helicopter took the special operations force (SOF) members into the air for close reconnaissance. Then the command post sent out two SOF groups for the hostages rescue task by rigid-hull inflatable boats. Under the cover of shipboard firepower, the two groups of special operations members boarded the hijacked ship and successfully rescued the "hostages". In the second stage, the guided-missile destroyer Changsha (Hull 173) was set as the hijacked merchant ship. According to the actual

BEIJING, Feb. 25 -- Two Type 056A corvettes, Nanyang (Hull 619) and Shangqiu (Hull 618) were recently commissioned to the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, according to a report by China Central Television (CCTV) recently. According to the designing unit of these two ships, the 701st Institute of China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC), the Type 056 series guided missile corvette is independently developed and manufactured by China, with a displacement of more than 1,300 tons. It is learnt that the prototype 056 and its variant Type 056A are the main force of China's coastal defense ships. The Type 056 is mainly used for offshore defense and daily patrol tasks, while the Type 056A has enhanced anti-submarine capabilities on the basis of the prototype. source http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/view/2021-02/25/content_9991981.htm

The 19th Chinese peacekeeping medical contingent to Lebanon carries out a joint emergency medical rescue drill with multinational peacekeeping units under the UNIFIL on February 23, 2021. By Lei Yang BEIRUT, Feb. 25 -- The 19th Chinese peacekeeping medical contingent to Lebanon carried out a joint emergency medical rescue drill on February 23 with multinational peacekeeping units including French air medical emergency team, Italian helicopter team and Brazilian ground support team under the UNIFIL. The joint ground-air emergency medical rescue drill for COVID-19 patients was deployed by the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) for the first time. The drill scenario was the urgent transfer of a severe COVID-19 patient to the hospital in the mission area for treatment. During the drill, the Chinese peacekeeping medical contingent demonstrated excellent capabilities and professional means, which won praise from the UNIFIL inspection and evaluation team. Through the drill

BEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday hailed the country's achievement of eradicating extreme poverty as a miracle that shall "go down in history." Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks while addressing a grand gathering held in Beijing to mark the country's accomplishments in poverty alleviation and award its model poverty fighters. In his speech, Xi declared a "complete victory" in the fight against poverty through joint efforts from all ethnic groups. Over the past eight years, China has lifted 98.99 million poor rural residents under the current poverty line out of poverty, with 832 impoverished counties and 128,000 poor villages removed from the poverty list. Eliminating poverty in rural areas is a key contribution to accomplishing the goal of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects, Xi stressed.

BEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Building on its victory in eradicating absolute poverty, China is moving on to push for rural vitalization along with renewed efforts to consolidate the achievements made in the fight against poverty. Shaking off poverty is not the finish line, but the starting line of a new life and new endeavor, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday, urging efforts to effectively integrate the consolidation of poverty alleviation achievements and rural vitalization. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks while addressing a gathering marking the country's accomplishments in poverty eradication and commending the efforts of outstanding individuals. The rural vitalization strategy was proposed as a key move for the development of a modernized economy at the 19th CPC National Congress in 2017. The year 2021 marks the start of China's 14th Five-Year

BEIJING, Feb. 25 -- “The USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54) sailed through the Taiwan Strait on February 24. China is firmly opposed to it,” said Senior Colonel Zhang Chunhui, spokesperson for the Chinese PLA Eastern Theater Command, in a written statement on Thursday. The PLA sent naval and air forces to conduct whole-process tracking and monitoring on the US destroyer, said the spokesperson, adding that the US move artificially increased the risk factors in the Taiwan Strait and deliberately undermined regional peace and stability. “The troops of the PLA Eastern Theater Command keep high alert all the time and are ready to respond to any threats and provocations, “stressed the spokesperson. source http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/view/2021-02/25/content_9991750.htm

By Wang Zibing and Luo Qiyan CHENGDU, Feb. 23-- Staff from the People's Armed Forces Department (PAFD) and Public Security Bureau (PSB) of Lezhi County in Southwest China’s Sichuan Province showed up at the site of the spring recruitment physical examination, reminding young people to sign up for enlistment through official channels on February 22. "The enthusiasm for joining the military has continued to rise in recent years, and it has also attracted many lawbreakers," said Deng Kai, a recruitment official. During the military recruitment work last year, public security authorities received reports that there had been some lawbreakers promising affirmed enlistment at targeted troops at the cost of RMB 20,000 yuan. However, the victims, who had paid the money, did not even pass the medical examination and thus ended up with nothing. To reduce such fraud cases in military recruitment work this year, the Lezhi County PAFD coordinated the relevant departments to conduct

The 102nd China-Laos-Myanmar-Thailand joint patrol on Mekong River kicks off on February 23. The picture shows the Chinese law enforcement boats cruise through the Jingha waters of the Lancang River. (Photo by Zhang Shouchen) By Wang Yan KUNMING, Feb. 24 -- As three law enforcement boats set sail at Jingha Port, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China’s Yunnan Province, at 9 a.m. on February 23, the 102nd China-Laos-Myanmar-Thailand joint patrol on Mekong River officially kicked off, according to a news release by the Press Office of Yunnan Provincial Public Security Department. According to a report by the Joint Command of the patrol, the four sides will adopt a combination of full-line and segmented patrols to carry out this joint patrol and law enforcement operation. They will strengthen the management and control of key water areas of the Mekong River and build a dense safety net for pandemic control. Before the operation, the commanders from China, Laos, My

By Mo Xiaoliang and QianXiaohu BEIJING, Feb. 24 -- The 36th Chinese naval escort taskforce held a joint naval exercise with the Singapore navy in waters near Singapore on February 24, according to the PLA Navy Spokesperson Senior Captain Gao Xiucheng. The joint exercise mainly practiced training subjects among the fleet formations such as rendezvous, maneuver and separation of the ships, as well as communication, joint search and rescue and other operations. Senior Captain Gao Xiucheng said that the exercise resulted from a consensus reached by the navies of the two countries to enhance mutual trust, deepen friendship, promote cooperation and jointly promote the building of a maritime community with a shared future. source http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/view/2021-02/24/content_9991205.htm

China's arms industry has brought a broad selection of weapons and equipment to an ongoing major large-scale international arms expo in the Middle East, attracting wide interest, with analysts saying on Tuesday that Chinese arms have prospects in the defense market in the region despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Multiple Chinese arms firms joined the 15th International Defense Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, under the unified brand of "China Defense" on Sunday, China Central Television (CCTV) reported on Tuesday. The HJ-12 portable anti-tank missile, SR-5 multiple launch rocket system, CM-501GA multipurpose tactical strike missile system, WS-43 loitering munitions system, L-15 advanced training jet, CH series drones and Wing Loong II armed reconnaissance drone are among key Chinese items at IDEX 2021, the report said, noting that they garnered wide interest. These products are carefully selected to meet the demands of countries in

BEIJING, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend a gathering in Beijing Thursday to mark the country's accomplishments in poverty eradication. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, will present awards and certificates to national honorary title recipients for their contributions to the poverty alleviation cause. He will also deliver an important speech. Other role models in this regard will also be awarded. The event will be broadcast live by China Media Group and on xinhuanet.com. It will also be rebroadcast simultaneously on major news websites including people.com.cn, cctv.com and china.com.cn, as well as on news apps run by the People's Daily, Xinhua News Agency and China Central Television. source http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/view/2021-02/24/content_9990675.htm

Ruan Wuchang, 92, honorary chairman of the research society on the history of the New Fourth Army in Shanghai, shares the history of the force with students at the Memorial of Guerrillas in Waigang county in Jiading district, Shanghai. [Photo by Gao Erqiang/chinadaily.com.cn] Students from local primary and secondary schools in Shanghai's suburban Jiading district received a special lecture on the history of the New Fourth Army, a force led by the Communist Party of China during the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression (1931-45). During an activity on Tuesday, Ruan Wuchang, 92, honorary chairman of the research society on the history of the New Fourth Army in Shanghai, shared the history of the force with students at the Memorial of Guerrillas in Waigang county in Jiading. The activity was part of efforts by the Shanghai Education Commission to integrate education on the Party's history with daily curriculum in the city's education reform. "History is a v

By Xu Yang and Zhao Hongnan SHENYANG, Feb.22 -- This year marks the 90th anniversary of the “September 18th Incident”. The Beidaying (Northern Grand Barracks) site in northeast China’s Liaoning Province, one of the sites where the incident broke out, is undergoing repairs. It will be transformed into an exhibition hall to the public before September 18, 2021. The Beidaying site in Shenyang, Northeast China’s Liaoning Province, was once full of barracks initially built since 1907. It is an ironclad proof of the War of Aggression against China launched by Japan and a memory coordinate marking the starting point of Chinese people’s 14-year war of resistance. The site will always alert the Chinese people as a witness to Chinese suffering during the historical period. On the night of September 18, 1931, the Japanese Kwantung Army blew up a section of the railway near Liutiao Lake in the northern suburb of Shenyang City by itself. It falsely accused the Chinese army of doing so. Then the

BEIJING, Feb. 23 -- China’s Ministry of Veterans Affairs expounded the Circular on Further Improving Family Preferential Allowances for Soldiers Performing Compulsory Military Service on February 21. The ministry pointed out that additional allowance can be provided for families of soldiers performing compulsory military service, including enlisted college students and soldiers serving in remote areas (Tibet, Xinjiang, etc.). It is reported that the circular was jointly issued by China’s Ministry of Veterans Affairs, the Ministry of Finance, and the National Defense Mobilization Department of the Central Military Commission (CMC). According to the Ministry of Veterans Affairs, standard for preferential family allowances should be determined by provinces (regions, cities) with reference to factors such as the annual per capita consumption expenditure of urban and rural residents in different localities and be unified among urban and rural areas. The allowances are counted from authori

A Mongolian chartered plane carrying China-donated COVID-19 vaccines lands at the Chinggis Khaan International Airport in Ulan Bator, capital and largest city of Mongolia, late at night on February 22. BEIJING, Feb. 23 -- A Mongolian chartered plane carrying Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines donated by the Chinese government and the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) landed at the Chinggis Khaan International Airport in Mongolia's capital city of Ulan Bator on February 22. The two sides hosted a handover ceremony at the airport. Mongolian Deputy Prime Minister Sainbuyan Amarsaikhan, also head of State Emergency Commission, welcomed the Chinese vaccines at the airport. Chinese Ambassador to Mongolia Chai Wenrui, Minister-Counsellor Zhang Muxing, Mongolia’s Minister of Health, Mongolia’s Defense Minister, and government officials from the two countries attended the ceremony. In his speech, Deputy Prime Minister Amarsaikhan thanked the Chinese government and people for their ass

ULAN BATOR, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia's Ministry of Defense on Tuesday held a handover ceremony to receive 100,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine donated by China. Mongolian Defense Minister Gursed Saikhanbayar received the donation from Chinese Ambassador to Mongolia Chai Wenrui at the ceremony. "We are grateful to the Chinese side for extending its helping hand and providing real support to the Mongolian Armed Forces in the fight against the epidemic," Saikhanbayar said. He noted that this assistance from the Chinese Defense Ministry is not only an expression of friendly relations between the two countries, but also an example of both sides cooperating in the fight against the pandemic. The batch is part of 300,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines donated by China to Mongolia. "I believe that these vaccines will definitely contribute to Mongolia's ultimate victory over the pandemic," Chai said. So far, Mongolia has recorded 2,723 COVID-19 cases, with six dea

ULAN BATOR, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia's Ministry of Defense on Tuesday held a handover ceremony to receive 100,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine donated by China. Mongolian Defense Minister Gursed Saikhanbayar received the donation from Chinese Ambassador to Mongolia Chai Wenrui at the ceremony. "We are grateful to the Chinese side for extending its helping hand and providing real support to the Mongolian Armed Forces in the fight against the epidemic," Saikhanbayar said. He noted that this assistance from the Chinese Defense Ministry is not only an expression of friendly relations between the two countries, but also an example of both sides cooperating in the fight against the pandemic. The batch is part of 300,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines donated by China to Mongolia. "I believe that these vaccines will definitely contribute to Mongolia's ultimate victory over the pandemic," Chai said. So far, Mongolia has recorded 2,723 COVID-19 cases, with six dea

Chinese Mission Spokesperson Liu Yuyin has refuted the erroneous remarks related to China by the Foreign Secretary of the UK during the 46th Human Rights Council. He noted that China has always maintained that parties should conduct constructive dialogue and cooperation on human rights on the basis of equality and mutual respect adding that human rights should not be used to serve political ends, still less a tool to smear other countries and contain their development. "The Human Rights Council has no place for lies and deception. To our regret, the UK, Germany, Demark and Finland and a handful of other countries abused the platform of the high-level segment at the Human Rights Council today to spread false information, smear China and interfere in China's internal affairs. China firmly opposes and categorically rejects their remarks," he added. The Chinese Mission Spokesperson also noted that," Xinjiang and Tibet, inhabited largely by ethnic minorities, are fine e

Police in eastern China have arrested a blogger with more than 2.5 million followers over his illegal comments about China’s recently disclosed casualties during last year’s border skirmish with Indian troops in the disputed Galwan Valley. In a notice Saturday, authorities in the city of Nanjing said the blogger, who uses the handle La Bi Xiaoqiu on the Twitter-like platform Weibo, had “maliciously distorted the truth” about the conflict last June and denigrated four martyrs who on Friday received posthumous commendations for their service. The remarks by the 38-year-old man, Qiu Ziming, had an “extremely bad” impact on society, according to the police, who added that he confessed to his misconduct upon being detained for “picking quarrels and provoking trouble.” Ding Jinkun, a lawyer at DeBund Law Offices in Shanghai, told Sixth Tone that while China’s civil Law on the Protection of Heroes and Martyrs has been in effect since 2018, a person can only be criminally charged for this o

BEIJING, Feb. 23 -- In order to implement President Xi Jinping's important declaration on China's COVID-19 vaccine as a global public good, at the request of the Mongolian military, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) delivered a batch of COVID-19 vaccines to the Mongolian military on February 22, according to a written statement by China's Ministry of National Defense on Monday. source http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/view/2021-02/23/content_9989924.htm

BEIJING, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping met representatives of space scientists and engineers who participated in the research and development of the Chang'e-5 lunar mission at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Monday. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, also visited an exhibition on the lunar samples brought back by the Chang'e-5 probe and the achievements of China's lunar explorations. source http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/view/2021-02/22/content_9989915.htm

By Mao Pengfei PHNOM PENH, Feb. 22 -- On February 19 and 20, the Cambodian defense ministry sent medical teams to Koh Kong Province in southwest Cambodia to vaccinate 1,200 border and coastal defense officers and soldiers with Chinese COVID-19 vaccines provided by the Chinese military. The 16th batch of Chinese military medical experts to Cambodia, led by the Military Attache's Office of the Chinese Embassy in Cambodia, went to Koh Kong Province to assist the Cambodian medical personnel. Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Gen. Tea Banh supervised the whole vaccination process. He said that Cambodia is very thankful for China's assistance of the precious vaccines in times of crisis. China not only trained Cambodian medical staff before the vaccination but also assisted in the vaccination sites of Phnom Penh and other places, which truly reflects the deep friendship between the two armed forces. The Cambodian general expressed that he is very confident in th

BEIJING, Feb.22--Recently, China unveiled the details of the Chinese casualties involved in the border clash with the Indian military in Galwan Valley. The five PLA heroes touched all Chinese people. However, some Web users in China openly slandered and insulted the heroes without any evidence in order to get network traffic. According to recent media reports, a person surnamed Qiu in Nanjing, East China’s Jiangsu Province, smeared the five heroes sacrificed or injured in the clash to cause an internet sensation on February 19. Being an Internet celebrity with more than 2.5 million followers on social media platform Sina Weibo, he caused an online furor by what he said. Qiu was arrested by local police on Saturday. On February 20, a Web user in Beijing surnamed Chen published many messages slandering heroes on WeChat groups and was thus arrested on the same evening. Besides, on February 21, a 25-year-old Web user surnamed Yang in Mianyang, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, tur

Xia Baolong, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and head of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, makes a speech at the opening of a symposium on improving the institutional framework of "one country, two systems" and implementing the fundamental principle of "patriots governing Hong Kong" in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 22, 2021. (Xinhua/Gao Jie) BEIJING, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- A symposium on improving the institutional framework of "one country, two systems" and implementing the fundamental principle of "patriots governing Hong Kong" was held in Beijing Monday. Xia Baolong, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and head of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, made a speech at the symposium. To ensure the steady and sustained implementation of "one country, two

Guo Huaide pays respects in Lanzhou, Gansu province, on Saturday to Chen Hongjun, one of the four martyrs who died during the border clash with India in June. Chen was a college classmate of Guo. WEI DEZHAN/FOR CHINA DAILY Chinese netizens have paid tribute to four servicemen who died during a border clash with Indian troops in June last year. Topics related to the four members of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force soon sparked a swarm of sentiment on the Sina Weibo social media platform after the Chinese military published details of the conflict with India, including the number of casualties and their names, for the first time on Friday. The four servicemen were Chen Hongjun, commander of a border defense regiment motorized infantry battalion, and three regiment soldiers: Chen Xiangrong, Xiao Siyuan and Wang Zhuoran. Another officer, regiment commander Qi Fabao, was severely injured. The details were revealed in a report by PLA Daily, the Chinese military's flagsh

By Yang Sheng, Chen Qingqing and Liu Xuanzun Patriotism and profound respect toward the People's Liberation Army (PLA) martyrs who sacrificed their lives to defend China's territory in the Galwan Valley conflict with India in June 2020 have been the hottest topics trending on Chinese social media networks in recent days, but Chinese authorities and the public are demonstrating sophistication of not letting antagonism overwhelm rationality. Chinese analysts said the high-profile commemoration of four PLA soldiers shows that there is an unshakable consensus shared by the mass public - unconditional support for the military to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity, and the Chinese government also hopes the public will understand that stability and prosperity of the country, even in an era of peace, comes at a cost, sometimes even the lives of the soldiers to protect the nation. India should learn that this kind of public opinion could turn into a huge force to b