Dinesh Chandra

BEIJING, March 31 (Xinhua) -- An article by Chinese President Xi Jinping on learning the history of the Communist Party of China (CPC) will be published Thursday. The article by Xi, also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, will be published in this year's seventh issue of the Qiushi Journal, a flagship magazine of the CPC Central Committee. The article calls on all CPC members to study the Party's history, understand the thoughts, do practical work and make new advances, so as to embark on a new journey in high spirit to fully build a modern socialist China and welcome the Party's centenary with outstanding achievements. Highlighting the significance of a campaign on Party history learning and education, the article says it is the right time to launch such a campaign when the Party marks its 100th anniversary of the founding. The campaign is also imperative as China stands at the crucial juncture where the time

  -- China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), the world's largest filled-aperture and most sensitive radio telescope, has officially opened to the world starting Wednesday. -- Astronomers globally can submit their observation applications for evaluation till May 15 and the results will be announced on July 20. Observations by overseas scientists will begin in August. -- The opening of FAST demonstrates that China is seriously expanding the circle of friends in basic research and sharing FAST with the rest of the world, said Li Di, chief scientist of the telescope. by Xinhua writers Cao Bin, Qi Jian and Liu Xinyu GUIYANG, March 31 (Xinhua) -- China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), the world's largest filled-aperture and most sensitive radio telescope, has officially opened to the world starting Wednesday. Hand-painting shows China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) at nig

BEIJING, Apr. 1 -- In order to implement President Xi Jinping's important declaration on making China's COVID-19 vaccine a global public good, with the approval of China’s Central Military Commission (CMC) and at the request of the Cambodian military, the second batch of COVID-19 vaccines assisted by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) was delivered to the Cambodian military on March 31. source http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/view/2021-04/01/content_10015041.htm

BEIJING, Mar. 31 -- For the implementation of President Xi Jinping's important declaration on making China's COVID-19 vaccine a global public good, with the approval of the Central Military Commission and at the request of Lao military, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has provided anti-pandemic assistance to Lao Armed Forces with a batch of COVID-19 vaccines delivered to the Lao side on March 31. source http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/view/2021-03/31/content_10014676.htm

UNITED NATIONS, Mar. 31 -- Ambassador Geng Shuang, Deputy Permanent Representative of China to the UN, made remarks on March 30 at a video conference of the UN Security Council reviewing the work of the 1540 Committee, calling for realizing the non-proliferation targets through upholding multilateralism. Geng Shuang noted that the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and their carriers concerns international peace and security and poses a common challenge to the international community. Resolution 1540 passed in 2004 is the first resolution on non-proliferation adopted by the Security Council and makes an important component of the international non-proliferation regime. Given the current global security situation, especially new dynamics in the non-proliferation field, Geng Shuang proposed four points on the non-proliferation efforts of international community. First, efforts should be made to meet non-proliferation targets through multilateralism. Non-proliferation i

BEIJING, Mar. 31 -- The defense authorities of China and Japan held the third annual meeting of Maritime and Aerial Communication Mechanism and the fifth round of working-level consultation on defense affairs via video link on March 29. The two sides exchanged views on such topics as maritime and aerial security policies, regional security situation, operation of the Maritime and Aerial Communication Mechanism, and defense exchanges. At the meeting, the Chinese side reiterated that the Diaoyu Island and its affiliated islands are China’s inherent territory, no matter what Japan says or does, it cannot change the fact. The Chinese side also urged the Japanese side to stop provoking China on the Diaoyu Island issue , let alone talking black into white and making groundless accusations against China. Moreover, the Chinese side expressed strong dissatisfaction with and grave concern over a series of Japan’s negative acts against China, asking the Japanese side to abide by the basic norms

BEIJING, March 30 (Xinhua) -- The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee held a meeting on Tuesday to review a guideline on promoting high-quality development of the country's central region in the new era. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, chaired the meeting. Promoting the high-quality development of China's central region is of overall significance as it has rich resources, well-developed transport networks, a sound industrial foundation, and massive development potential, according to the meeting. Efforts should be made to build a modern industrial system underpinned by advanced manufacturing industry, facilitate high-level opening-up of the inland region, improve system and mechanism, and promote coordinated development between urban and rural areas, it said. The meeting called for improving basic public services and accelerating the rise of the central region, so as to contribute more to China's journey t

A worker checks a container of CanSino COVID-19 vaccines at Islamabad International Airport in Islamabad, Pakistan, on March 30, 2021. The first batch of CanSino COVID-19 vaccines that the Pakistani government purchased from China arrived here Tuesday night. (Str/Xinhua) ISLAMABAD, March 30 (Xinhua) -- The first batch of CanSino COVID-19 vaccines that the Pakistani government purchased from China arrived here Tuesday night. Earlier, the third phase trials of the CanSino vaccine had been conducted in Pakistan and it is the second Chinese COVID-19 vaccine that Pakistan approved for emergency use in the country. The CanSino Biologics Inc. told Xinhua that the single-dose CanSino COVID-19 vaccine is expected to facilitate the building of immunity in the Pakistani society to help the country restore the normal functioning of society and economy. In February, Special Assistant to the Pakistani Prime Minister on Health Faisal Sultan said that the third phase trials of the CanSino vaccine

North Macedonian President Stevo Pendarovski (R) meets with the visiting Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister General Wei Fenghe (L) in Skopje on March 30, 2021. (Photo by Li Xiaowei)| SKOPJE, Mar.30 -- President Stevo Pendarovski and Prime Minister Zoran Zaev of the Republic of North Macedonia met respectively with the visiting Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister General Wei Fenghe in Skopje on March 30. Pendarovski said during the meeting that North Macedonia and China share mutual trust and enjoy friendly bilateral relations, North Macedonia firmly supports the one-China policy and has full confidence in joining efforts to build the Belt and Road Initiative with China. Pendarovski added that North Macedonia appreciates China's great achievements in the fighting against the COVID-19 pandemic and thanks China for its anti-pandemic assistance to North Macedonia. He looks forward the two countries will carry out more frequent and in-depth exchanges and cooperat

BEIJING, Mar. 30 -- The setting out ceremony for troops of the Chinese PLA ground forces participating in the "Sayan Range March" Snowfield Combat and March Competition in Russia was held on the afternoon of March 29. This will be the first time for the Chinese military to compete in this event. Participating troops come from a brigade under the PLA 78th Group Army. They will leave from the city of Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang Province, China, for Russia by military aircraft on April 2, and participate in the "Sayan Range March", an event within the framework of the International Army Games (IAG) 2021, from April 4 to 20. The "Sayan Range March" is a team event, and the participants are required to carry out two phases of mountains march totaling 50 kilometers within two days, during which eleven courses, such as avalanche searches, team skiing and team shooting, need to be completed. The ranking of each country will be determined according to competition

BAODING, Mar.30 -- The 6th China's Manufacturing Power Forum themed "Stabilize manufacturing, boost real economy, break new grounds" kicked off in Baoding, central China's Hebei province on March 28. Wu Yanhua, deputy director of the State Administration for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense (SASTIND), revealed at the forum that the SASTIND is working with relevant Party, government and military departments to introduce relevant policies soon to promote the transformation of scientific and technological achievements for national defense, so as to unleash the enormous vitality of "conversion of military industry to civilian production". The upcoming policies will mainly cover six aspects. It is mentioned that the ownership of, and the rights to use, dispose of and profit from the national defense achievements will be separated, while the state retains the ownership. And also the policies will require the confidential departments to promo

BEIJING, Mar. 26 -- For the implementation of President Xi Jinping's important declaration on making China's COVID-19 vaccine a global public good, with the approval of the Central Military Commission and at the request of Sierra Leonean military, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has provided anti-pandemic assistance to Sierra Leonean Armed Forces with a batch of COVID-19 vaccines delivered to the Sierra Leonean side on March 26. source http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/view/2021-03/26/content_10013837.htm

  China's top legislature on Tuesday voted unanimously to adopt the amended Annex I and Annex II to the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The two annexes concern the method for the selection of the HKSAR Chief Executive and the method for the formation of the HKSAR Legislative Council and its voting procedures, respectively. The amendments were passed at the closing meeting of the 27th session of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress.   President Xi Jinping signed presidential orders to promulgate the amended annexes. Li Zhanshu, chairman of the NPC Standing Committee, presided over the meeting, which was attended by 167 members of the NPC Standing Committee. The meeting also passed bills related to personnel appointment and removal. Li also presided over two meetings of the Council of Chairpersons of the NPC Standing Committee before the closing meeting. Photo taken on July 14, 2020 shows the Golden Bauhinia Square in

By Sun Xingwei and Gong Zhiqing BEIJING, Mar. 29 -- The Chinese military launched the transportation of the first batch of spring new recruits on March 16. This year’s recruits transportation work will continue until March 31. According to an official from the Transportation and Delivery Bureau of the Logistic Support Department under the China's Central Military Commission (CMC), the transportation of new recruits runs through railway, water transportation and air transportation. Among them, air transportation focuses on transporting recruits to Tibet, Xinjiang, Qinghai, Yunnan and other areas with inconvenient railway and highway conditions. In terms of railway transportation, the measures including full carriage chartering, or appropriate over-purchase of tickets were taken to ensure a safe epidemic-prevention distance. And if the number of new recruits is more than 700, a temporary passenger train will be arranged. source http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/view/2021-03/29/content

Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou (R) meets with visiting Chinese State Councilor and Minister of National Defense Wei Fenghe in Athens, Greece, March 29, 2021. (Photo by Li Xiaowei/Xinhua) ATHENS, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou met here on Monday with visiting Chinese State Councilor and Minister of National Defense Wei Fenghe. Noting that Greece and China are both ancient civilizations, Sakellaropoulou said the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries continues to develop. She thanked China for its strong support in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. Greece attaches importance to China's position in international affairs, and appreciates China's achievements in economic and social development and its great progress in human rights, said the Greek president. Greece is willing to actively participate in the Belt and Road Initiative and the cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries, Sak

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, meets with representatives of those honored for their outstanding work in China's campaign to fight organized and gang-related crimes in Beijing, capital of China, March 29, 2021. Wang Huning and Zhao Leji, both members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, were present at the event. (Xinhua/Rao Aimin) BEIJING, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday met with representatives of those honored for their outstanding work in China's campaign to fight organized and gang-related crimes. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, expressed congratulations to the representatives, who were attending a gathering in Beijing to celebrate the victory of the campaign. Wang Huning and

The photo shows China-made VT4 main battle tank (MBT) at Pakistan Day Parade   BEIJING, Mar. 29 -- The China-made VT4 main battle tank (MBT) joined the Pakistan Day military parade for the first time in Islamabad on March 25. According to news from the Pakistan newspaper Dawn, a seven-tank cavalry with the VT4 tank leading three Al-Khalid tanks and three T-80UD tanks spearheaded other mechanical formations during the military parade. Manufactured by the China North Industries Corp. (NORINCO), the VT4 tank is an export-oriented third-generation main battle tank with a main gun caliber of 125mm. It can launch Armor Piercing Fin Stabilized Discarding Sabot (APFSDS), high explosive anti-tank cartridge (HEAT) and fragmentation-blast shell, with an armor-piercing capacity of 700mm, which can be augmented to 1,000mm when matched with new-type armor-piercing shells. The VT4 tank now adopts the China-made power module instead of the one imported from Ukraine used in VT1 tank. Such a subst

The PLA Hong Kong Garrison organized a multi-services joint drill involving five ships, five helicopters and land forces in Hong Kong on March 25. source http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/view/2021-03/29/content_10013167.htm

BUKAVU,Mar.29 -- The instruction team from the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO）came to the Chinese peacekeeping level II hospital in Bukavu to inspect the vaccine inoculation preparation recently. The team inspected the staff and equipment preparations, and communicated with the Chinese peacekeepers on issues related to vaccination. A member of the instruction team expressed great satisfaction with the effort of the Chinese level-II hospital. At the beginning of this year, MONUSCO designated the hospital as one of its vaccination sites, where the Chinese peacekeeping medical team was responsible for vaccinating UN staff. After receiving the task, the Chinese peacekeepers set up a specialized vaccination team. Based on China's anti-epidemic experience and taking the UN's vaccination requirements into consideration, the team streamlined the vaccination process and made a detailed plan to ensure the smooth prog

LHASA, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Tibet Autonomous Region in southwest China on Sunday opened its first memorial hall on the historic movement to end serfdom 62 years ago. A long line of visitors was seen before the memorial hall, located in the regional capital of Lhasa, on Sunday morning. On March 28, 1959, the Communist Party of China (CPC) led the people in Tibet to launch the democratic reform, abolishing Tibet's feudal serfdom under theocracy. In 2009, the regional legislature announced March 28 as the day to commemorate the emancipation of the one million serfs. "The emancipation of one million serfs was a groundbreaking event for Tibet," said Tsering Doje, a visitor and resident of Lhasa. "It was under the CPC leadership that Tibetans started to embrace happy lives." The memorial hall displays both photos and items from the serfdom era, including torture instruments and ritual artifacts made from serfs' bones and skin, and those recording the democrat

Senior Colonel Ren Guoqiang, spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense (MND) of the People's Republic of China (PRC), answers reporters' questions at a regular press conference on March. 25, 2021. (The following English text of the press conference is for reference. In case of any divergence of interpretation, the Chinese text shall prevail.) Senior Colonel Ren Guoqiang: At the invitation of the defense ministers of Hungary, Serbia, Greece, and the Republic of North Macedonia, Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister, General Wei Fenghe set out for a visit to the four countries from March 24 to 31. The visit will further promote the traditional friendship and pragmatic cooperation with the defense departments and militaries of the above-mentioned countries, and advance the healthy and steady development of the mil-to-mil relationships. Question: President Xi recently attended a plenary meeting of the PLA and PAP delegation to the fourth session of the 13th Nat

HONG KONG, March 26 (Xinhua) -- The People's Liberation Army (PLA) Hong Kong Garrison conducted a drill involving multiple services on Thursday in Hong Kong. The training, involving five ships, five helicopters, and land combat forces, aimed to improve the garrison's ability to win in battles through a multi-factored and coordinated approach. Exercises also included hostage rescue, joint patrols, search-and-rescue, and troop deliveries. source http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/view/2021-03/27/content_10011746.htm

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic (R) meets with the visiting Chinese State Councilor and Minister of National Defense General Wei Fenghe (L) in Belgrade, on March 26, 2021. (Photo by Li Xiaowei) BELGRADE, Mar. 27 -- Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic met the visiting Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister General Wei Fenghe in Belgrade on March 26. Vucic said that Serbia and China stand together through thick and thin and share a common destiny, China is the most trustworthy friend of Serbia. He expressed his gratitude to President Xi Jinping and the Chinese government and people for their valuable support to Serbia in safeguarding national security, accelerating economic development and fighting against COVID-19 pandemic. Serbia firmly supports the Chinese government’s positions in safeguarding China’s core interests including Hong Kong, Taiwan and Xinjiang and supports the "One Belt And One Road" initiative, Vucic stated. Serbia is willing to strengthen co

BEIJING, Mar. 27 -- For the implementation of President Xi Jinping's important declaration on making China's COVID-19 vaccine a global public good, with the approval of the Central Military Commission and at the request of the Sudanese military, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has provided anti-pandemic assistance to the Sudanese Armed Forces with a batch of COVID-19 vaccines delivered to the Sudanese side on March 27. Sudan is the fourth African country whose military has received vaccine assistance from China. On March 25, the militaries of the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Tunisia received respectively vaccines delivered by the Chinese military. source http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/view/2021-03/27/content_10011708.htm

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, checks military training while inspecting a mobile corps of the People's Armed Police Force in Fujian Province, March 24, 2021. (Xinhua/Li Gang) FUZHOU, March 26 (Xinhua) -- President Xi Jinping has stressed strengthening military training and combat readiness to enhance the capabilities to fulfill missions and tasks while inspecting a mobile corps of the People's Armed Police Force. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, inspected the corps in east China's Fujian Province on Wednesday. Xi inspected military training courses including the use of anti-explosion devices, chemical reconnaissance and decontamination, and engineering machinery operation. He talked with engineering machine operators and encouraged them to train diligently i

BEIJING, Mar. 26 -- Recently, the new generation of amphibious armored ambulance commissioned to the plateau-stationed troops made public debut on a field training ground at an elevation of over 4,300m during a rescue drill held by a combined regiment under the PLA Xinjiang Military Command. Upon receiving the rescue instruction, the new amphibious armored ambulance rushed to the rescue site four kilometers away just with five minutes in the high-elevation mountainous areas. It is learnt that the ambulance, equipped with eight safety protection tires, can travel 100 km at a speed of 40 km/h even with its tires punctured by bullets. According to Liang Yuping, a corpsman assigned to the combined regiment, the left and right sides, as well as the front of the new ambulance body can withstand the short-range shots of 7.62 mm armor-piercing rounds and the shrapnel damage from shell fragments. The design of the protection system can protect the occupants and the internal parts of the veh

BEIJING, Mar. 25 -- With the approval of the Central Military Commission and at the request of the militaries of the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Tunisia, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has delivered COVID-19 vaccines to the militaries of the three countries respectively on March 25. For the implementation of President Xi Jinping's important declaration on making China's COVID-19 vaccine a global public good, the PLA has provided assistance of COVID-19 vaccines to the militaries of multiple countries. This is the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines provided by the Chinese military to militaries of African countries.   source http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/view/2021-03/26/content_10010948.htm

The Hungarian President Janos Ader (R) meets with the visiting Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister General Wei Fenghe (L) in Budapest on March 24, 2021. (Photo by Li Xiaowei) BUDAPEST, Mar. 25 -- The Hungarian President Janos Ader met here with the visiting Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister General Wei Fenghe on March 24. Ader said that in recent years, the bilateral relations between Hungary and China have been developing rapidly and becoming increasingly interconnected, the remarkable achievements China has made in its anti-pandemic campaign and post-pandemic economic recovery have attracted worldwide attention. Hungary is much appreciated the vaccine assistance from China, which has brought hope to Hungary's fight against the pandemic, Ader said. He hoped that the two countries will continue to strengthen cooperation in the areas of fighting the pandemic, economy and trade, tourism and military, pushing forward in-depth development of the Hungary-China