Dinesh Chandra

BEIJING, March 31 (Xinhua) -- The Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee on Thursday held a meeting to hear a report on the emergency response to the recent China Eastern Airlines plane crash. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, chaired the meeting which made deployment for follow-up work.   source http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/view/2022-03/31/content_10145188.htm

BEIJING, March 31 -- “Militarization of the South China Sea” should not be blamed on China, but on the US, said Senior Colonel Wu Qian, spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of National Defense (MND) at a regular press conference in Beijing on Thursday. Senior Colonel Wu made the remarks when commenting on relevant moves and remarks made by the US side. According to reports, the US Department of Defense named China the "most consequential strategic competitor" for the US in its recent National Defense Strategy Report to the Congress. Meanwhile, the US Indo-Pacific Commander Adm. John Aquilino recently patrolled the South China Sea on a P-8A Poseidon plane and said that China’s construction on relevant islands and reefs there has damaged regional stability and threatened nearby nations. He also added that Washington’s main objective in disputed regions is to prevent war through deterrence. If deterrence fails, the second task is to get ready for combat and win. Furthermore, a

BEIJING, March 31 -- The military-to-military relations, serving as the mainstay of the China-Pakistan friendship, have played an important role in the development of bilateral relations for a long time, said Senior Colonel Wu Qian, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, at a regular press conference on Thursday. Senior Colonel Wu made the remarks when commenting on the reports that the Pakistani Air Force recently held a ceremony for receiving the Chinese J-10CE fighter jets, and that as commented by the Pakistani Prime Minister, the China-made aircraft would play an important role in correcting the “security imbalance” in the region. Wu emphasized that China and Pakistan are all-weather strategic cooperative partners, true friends and iron brothers that share weal and woe. China is willing to work with Pakistan to accelerate the construction of a closer China-Pakistan community of shared destiny in the new era. Wu added that the two militaries have achieved f

BEIJING, March 31 -- China and India sides have agreed to properly handle the border issue through negotiation and consultation, firmly opposing interference from a third party, said Senior Colonel Wu Qian, spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of National Defense (MND) at a regular press conference in Beijing today. Senior Colonel Wu made the remarks when commenting on the words by US Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Ely Ratner, who said that India is facing a severe situation from the Chinese side along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), to which the US keeps close attention. On March 11, the Chinese and Indian militaries held the 15th round of China-India Corps Commander Level Meeting at the Moldo/Chushul border meeting point on the Indian side, during which the two sides held discussions on continuing to promote the settlement of relevant issues in the area along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Western Sector of the China-India border. Wu c

BEIJING, March 31 -- "Taiwan belongs to China and has nothing to do with Japan. It's no good for the Japanese side to stretch its hands too long. The Taiwan question is fully and completely an internal affair of China, fundamentally different from the Ukraine issue," a Chinese defense spokesperson said at a regular press conference on Thursday. Senior Colonel Wu Qian, spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, made the remarks when asked to comment on Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's recent remarks about Taiwan-related topics. Snr. Col. Wu stated that, for some time, individual political forces in Japan have always sought various ways to create excuses to break through the post-war international order, and engage in military expansion. Lately, there have been repeated dangerous calls in Japan that contravene the "three non-nuclear principles", which give its Asian neighbors and the international community strong reasons to be on hig

BEIJING, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday called on the neighboring countries of Afghanistan to do their best to support the Afghan people to create a brighter future. Xi made the remarks in a written message to the third meeting of foreign ministers of the countries neighboring Afghanistan, in Tunxi, east China's Anhui Province. Xi pointed out that having gone through so much in the past, Afghanistan is in urgent need of development in many areas. The country has come to a critical point of transition from chaos to order. "Afghanistan is a common neighbor and partner of all participating countries, and we form a community with a shared future linked by the same mountains and rivers who would rise and fall together," said Xi. He also noted that a peaceful, stable, developing and prosperous Afghanistan is the aspiration of all the Afghan people, and it is also in the common interests of regional countries and the international community. X

BEIJING, March 30 (Xinhua) -- With the approval of Xi Jinping, chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), the CMC has issued a series of new regulations on the management of People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers. The interim regulations on non-commissioned officers and conscripts, together with several supporting documents issued by the CMC, are aimed at enhancing professionalism and stability among non-commissioned officers, while allowing conscripts to play a more fundamental role in the development of China's military talent, the military authorities said. They will also help boost the management of PLA soldiers by perfecting the recruitment, training, rank promotion, benefits and demobilization system for non-commissioned officers and conscripts, and will play a vital role in building a high-quality military that follows the leadership of the Communist Party of China, the authorities said. The new regulations will all go into effect on March 31. source http:

BEIJING, March 30 (Xinhua) -- China Satellite Navigation Exhibition will be held in May in Beijing, highlighting applications of satellite navigation in emerging fields, according to the exhibition organizer. The three-day exhibition starting on May 25 aims to promote in-depth integration of satellite navigation with emerging fields, such as the 5G, artificial intelligence, big data and geographic information, the organizer said. It is also expected to boost the integration of satellite navigation with digitalization and the application of information technology. The exhibition is a part of the 13th China Satellite Navigation Conference in 2022. Since 2010, the annual China Satellite Navigation Conference is held to promote the most recent technological and industrial application achievements of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) and development trends of global navigation satellite systems. Leading experts and enterprise executives will also be invited to join the upcom

BEIJING, March 30 (Xinhua) -- President Xi Jinping on Wednesday planted trees in Beijing, marking the 10th year of his participation as the top leader in the annual tree-planting activity in the Chinese capital. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, said he did so to make his contribution to building a beautiful China and to encourage the whole of society, especially the young people, to push for ecological advancement so that China's environment will become even better. The activity was also attended by other leaders including Li Keqiang, Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang, Wang Huning, Zhao Leji, Han Zheng and Wang Qishan. The leaders planted trees with people from Beijing at a city park in the southern district of Daxing. While planting saplings of different types of trees, Xi asked the young students around him about their studies, motivated them to foster a sense of hard work, and told them to

Members of the 9th Chinese peacekeeping engineering contingent to Mali reconstruct the air defense bunker for the MINUSMA Chinese Level-II hospital. BEIJING, March 30 -- Recently, the 9th Chinese peacekeeping engineering contingent to Mali completed the air defense bunker reconstruction for the Chinese Level-II hospital of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA). Under severe security situation and harsh natural environment, the peacekeepers fulfilled the task in 28 workdays with high standard, winning widely acclaim from the MINUSMA engineering division and their peers in the Chinese medical contingent.   Members of the 9th Chinese peacekeeping engineering contingent to Mali reconstruct the air defense bunker for the MINUSMA Chinese Level-II hospital.     Members of the 9th Chinese peacekeeping engineering contingent to Mali reconstruct the air defense bunker for the MINUSMA Chinese Level-II hospital.     Members of the 9

BEIJING, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Approved by Xi Jinping, chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), the CMC will award the August 1 Medal to outstanding personnel on the occasion of the 95th founding anniversary of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.   source http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/view/2022-03/29/content_10144393.htm

Rear Admiral Lai Ruxin (File Photo) HONG KONG, March 29 -- Navy Rear Admiral Lai Ruxin, former deputy director of the political work department of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Northern Theater Command, was appointed political commissar of the PLA Hong Kong Garrison, said Colonel Wu Tao, spokesperson for the PLA Hong Kong Garrison, on March 28, 2022. The appointment was announced recently by General Wang Jianwu, political commissar of the PLA Southern Theater Command, in accordance with an order signed by Chinese President Xi Jinping, also chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC). Rear Admiral Lai Ruxin pledged to work with all members of the PLA Hong Kong Garrison in fulfilling their defense duties assigned by the Basic Law of the HKSAR and the HKSAR Garrison Law of the People’s Republic of China, and making new contributions to the steady progress of "one country, two systems" and long-term prosperity and stability of Hong Kong. source http:

A visitor takes a photo of the exhibition area of China Shipbuilding Trading Co., Ltd. at the DSA 2022 on March 28. (Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua) KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 -- The 17th edition of Defense Service Asia Exhibition and Conference (DSA 2022) kicked off in Kuala Lumpur on March 28. Aerospace Long March International Trading Co., Ltd., China Shipbuilding Trading Co., Ltd., CETC International Trading Co., Ltd., Poly Technology Co., Ltd. and other Chinese enterprises participated in the four-day-long exhibition. The theme this year is "Advancing into a New Era of Defense and Security". Malaysian Defense Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said at the opening ceremony that the ASEAN region is now facing more diverse threats which require closer cooperation among countries in the region. Holding this defense exhibition is conductive to promoting the implementation of relevant policies and action plans, he added. Started in 1988, the DSA has become one of the important defense ex

The 20th Chinese peacekeeping engineering contingent to Lebanon reinforces barbed wire for the Nepal camp. BEIJING, March 29 -- Recently, the 20th Chinese peacekeeping engineering contingent to Lebanon built multiple security barriers for the Nepal camp, which effectively improved the camp's defense capability against security risks. Due to long-term high-temperature exposure and rain water erosion, a number of defense facilities in the Nepal camp were severely damaged, posing a major potential safety hazard. After receiving the task, the Chinese peacekeeping engineering contingent organized professional construction personnel and completed a number of tasks after more than a month of hard work, including the installation of barbed wire for the 150-meter T-shaped wall, and the construction of observation posts and new air defense bunker. Li Wuhui, the commander in charge of the project, said that they will also conduct inspections and maintenance of those defense fortifications

KAMPONG SPEU, Cambodia, March 28 (Xinhua) -- The construction work of a China-funded auditorium building began at the Army Institute here in Phnom Sruoch district on Monday. Vong Pisen, commander-in-chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces, and Colonel Zhu Shuaifei, deputy military attache of the Chinese Embassy to Cambodia, presided over the groundbreaking ceremony for the five-story building, which was attended by hundreds of military students and teachers. Speaking at the event, Pisen thanked China for its assistance to Cambodia's socio-economic development, saying the building caters to Cambodia's need for a better training facility. "When completed, this auditorium building will be an important venue for training human resources in the national defense," he added. Zhu said the building will not only provide a better training facility for military students, but also contribute to further deepening the fraternal friendship between the two armies. source htt

By Zhou Haijun and Fan Heng Chinese peacekeeping engineers level an airport runway. (Photo from the PLA Daily) WAU, South Sudan, March 28 -- After more than a week of intense construction, the 12th Chinese peacekeeping engineer contingent to South Sudan (Wau) completed the repair task of Tonj Airport with high standards on March 24, local time, winning high acclaim from the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and local government. Due to serious runway damage, the Tonj Airport, located in Warrap State, no longer met the requirements of aircraft take-off and landing and has been out of use for a long time. Upon receiving the task, the Chinese contingent dispatched more than ten engineering vehicles to level and repair the 1,300-meter-long runway. The airport means a lot for local transportation and economic development, the UN force projection and material supply, and the humanitarian relief to this area. Following the repair task completed, it is capable of multiple a

BEIJING, March 28 -- Recently, a brigade of the Chinese PLA Navy Marine Corps carried out a round-the-clock training exercise with a naval vessel force to promote the joint amphibious combat capabilities. source http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/view/2022-03/28/content_10144079.htm

By Su Hang Jiang Peng, a peacekeeper assigned to the Chinese peacekeeping helicopter unit to Abyei, has a group photo with officials of the UNISFA. KHARTOUM, March 26 -- China's second batch of peacekeeping helicopter unit to Abyei, Sudan, completed a night flight task recently, the first time for the forces of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) since its establishment in 2011. In response to the bad security situation, and to strengthen the all-weather deterrent to illegal armed forces in the region, the helicopter unit organized the first night flight training exercise at the request of UNISFA. It involved a total of five sorties and one hour and forty minutes' flight time, receiving high praise from the UNISFA. "Today marks the first night flight in the history of UNISFA, and now that we have the capability to fly at night. It means we can save more lives and perform more military missions," said the head of the UNISFA Aviation Depa

BEIJING, March 28 (Xinhua) -- President Xi Jinping and other Chinese leaders attending a high-level meeting of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Monday observed a moment of silence to mourn the victims of China Eastern Airlines plane crash. The moment of silence, proposed by Xi, also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, was observed at the start of a meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee. The China Eastern Airlines flight MU5735 aircraft crashed into a mountainous area in Tengxian County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on March 21. All 132 people on board were dead, according to the national emergency response headquarters for the accident. Investigation is still underway to find the cause of the crash. source http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/view/2022-03/28/content_10144041.htm

Screen image taken at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on March 27, 2022 shows the Shenzhou-13 astronauts watching the Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft leaving the core module of China's Tiangong space station. (Xinhua/Guo Zhongzheng) BEIJING, March 27 (Xinhua) -- China's cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-2 separated from the core module of the country's space station Sunday afternoon, announced the China Manned Space Agency. At 3:59 p.m. Beijing Time, Tianzhou-2 left the core module of the Tiangong space station after completing all of its scheduled tasks, said the agency. During its operation in orbit, Tianzhou-2 carried out a series of extended application tests. It is now in good condition, and will enter the Earth's atmosphere at an appropriate time under ground control, the agency added. Tianzhou-2 is the first cargo ship sent into space in the key-technology verification phase of China's space station. Carrying 6.8 tonnes of supplies for the space station, it was la

Chinese State Councilor Wang Yong bows during a memorial event held at the crash site of the China Eastern Airlines plane to mourn the deaths of the 132 people involved in the accident in Tengxian County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, March 27, 2022. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang) NANNING, March 27 (Xinhua) -- A memorial event was held Sunday at the crash site of the China Eastern Airlines plane to mourn the deaths of the 132 people involved in the accident. At about 2 p.m., as the sound of horns blared throughout a mountainous area in Tengxian County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, all staff members of the national emergency response headquarters for the accident and rescuers at the site stood solemnly in silence for three minutes in a tribute to the victims. Assisted by local governments and work groups, the families of the victims also held mourning activities for their loved ones. The Boeing 737 aircraft, which departed from Kunming, capital

Photo taken on March 27, 2022 shows the second black box of the China Eastern Airlines' plane that crashed Monday in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Zhou Hua) NANNING, March 27 (Xinhua) -- The second black box of the China Eastern Airlines' plane that crashed Monday in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region was recovered Sunday, according to the national emergency response headquarters for the accident. The Boeing 737 aircraft, which departed from Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, and was bound for Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong Province, crashed into a mountainous area in Tengxian County, Guangxi, at around 2:38 p.m. Monday. All 132 people on board the plane were dead, according to the headquarters. The first black box of the plane, believed to be the cockpit voice recorder, was recovered on Wednesday. The data downloading and analysis work of the first black box is underway. source http://eng.chinamil.co

BEIJING, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Vanuatu's counterpart, Tallis Obed Moses, on Saturday exchanged congratulatory messages to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the two countries' diplomatic relations. In his message, Xi said that since China and Vanuatu established diplomatic ties 40 years ago, bilateral relations have been tested by the changing international situation, political mutual trust between the two countries has been ever deepening, and bilateral exchanges and cooperation in various fields have yielded fruitful results, bringing tangible benefits to people of the two countries. The two countries have helped each other and fought side by side against the COVID-19 pandemic, which has deepened their friendship, Xi said, adding that China-Vanuatu relations have become an example of mutual respect, solidarity and coordination between developing countries. Xi stressed that he attaches great importance to the development of China-Vanuatu r

People visit the Britain Pavilion at the Third Silk Road International Exposition and the Investment and Trade Forum for Cooperation between East and West China in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, May 11, 2018. (Xinhua/Shao Rui) BEIJING, March 25 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday afternoon held a phone conversation with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Noting that this year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations at the ambassadorial level between China and Britain, Xi said that the bilateral relationship in the past half century has witnessed continuous growth on the whole despite some ups and downs. The trade volume between the two countries has increased from 300 million U.S. dollars to 100 billion dollars, and the two-way investment stock has risen from almost zero to 50 billion dollars, Xi said. Last year, bilateral trade reached a new high, and China's investment in Britain more than tripl

BEIJING, March 25 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday afternoon held a phone conversation with South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol. Xi once again extended congratulations to Yoon on his election as South Korean president. He pointed out that China and South Korea are permanent close neighbors that cannot move away, and are also inseparable partners, adding that China always attaches importance to its relations with South Korea. With the joint efforts from both sides, bilateral relations have developed rapidly in an all-round way, and the two countries have become strategic partners, Xi said. Facts have proved that the development of China-South Korea relations conforms to the fundamental interests of the two countries and their people, and promotes regional peace and development, he added. Noting that this year marks the 30th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relations, Xi said the two sides should take it as an opportunity to uphold mutual respect, strengt

Chinese State Councilor and Minister of National Defense Wei Fenghe (L) holds video talks with Turkmen Defense Minister Begench Gundogdyev (R) on March 25, 2022. (mod.gov.cn/Photo by Li Xiaowei)   Chinese State Councilor and Minister of National Defense Wei Fenghe held video talks with Turkmen Defense Minister Begench Gundogdyev on March 25, 2022. (mod.gov.cn/Photo by Li Xiaowei) BEIJING, March 25 -- Chinese State Councilor and Minister of National Defense Wei Fenghe held talks with Turkmen Defense Minister Begench Gundogdyev via video link on Friday. Wei said that under the strategic leadership of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, the relationship between China and Turkmenistan has realized the leapfrog development and reached the high level of strategic partnership. He stressed that the China attaches great importance to and actively promotes the relationship with Turkmenistan, and is always Turkmenistan's close friend and relia

WUZHOU, March 25 -- After the retrieval of the first black box of the China Eastern Airlines' crashed plane on March 23, over 50 members assigned to the People's Armed Police (PAP) Guangxi Corps were dispatched to reinforce the search and rescue at the core crash site on March 24. Due to the persistent rain over the past days, the core crash site has become muddy and slippery. After hours' hard work, the PAP members have searched for about 58,000 square meters and collected more than 1800 pieces of plane wreckage by 6:30 PM on Thursday. As of press time, the rescue and search work was still in progress.   source http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/view/2022-03/25/content_10143578.htm

The screenshot shows the notice released by China's Guangdong Maritime Safety Administration on March 24, 2022.   BEIJING, March 25 -- According to the notice released by China's Guangdong Maritime Safety Administration, gunnery exercises are conducted in some waters of the South China Sea from March 25 to 26, 2022. GD26/22 SOUTH CHINA SEA GUNNERY EXERCISES IN AREA BOUNDED BY 23-29-40N 116-54-04，23-31-10N 116-56-46E，23-27-57N 116-58-32E AND 23-27-57N 116-55-56E 0000 UTC TO 1000 UTC DAILY FROM 25 TO 26 MAR. ENTERING PROHIBITED GUANGDONG MSA CHINA.         source http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/view/2022-03/25/content_10143539.htm

BEIJING, March 25 -- Recently, a group of naval vessels, headed by the guided-missile destroyer Zhengzhou (Hull 151) attached to a naval destroyer flotilla under the PLA Eastern Theater Command, organized a multi-subject 24-hour combat training exercise in waters of the East China Sea. The training exercise tested the technical and tactical performance of weapons and equipment, strengthened the operational ability of the specialists, and improved the level of coordination and cooperation among system modules.   source http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/view/2022-03/25/content_10143520.htm

Senior Colonel Wu Qian, spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense (MND) of the People's Republic of China (PRC), answers reporters' questions on Ukraine situation on March 24, 2022. (Photo:mod.gov.cn) (The following English text is for reference. In case of any divergence of interpretation, the Chinese text shall prevail.) Question: According to foreign media reports, an anonymous US official claimed that the US had warned China that “Russia was preparing to attack Ukraine” and hoped that China would dissuade Russia. Nevertheless, the Chinese side did not take this seriously. China gave the relevant information to Russia and even asked Russia to act after the 2022 Winter Olympics. What is your comment on this, please? Answer: The so-called assertions that China had prior knowledge about, acquiesced to or tacitly supported this conflict are purely disinformation. All these claims serve only the purpose of shifting blame to and slinging mud at China. China has expr

BEIJING, March 24 (Xinhua) -- The United States should give a convincing account of its biological military activities in Ukraine and around the world as soon as possible, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Thursday. Spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a daily press briefing that the international community has major concerns about the purpose of the U.S. research in the biological laboratories in Ukraine and about whether the country conducted dangerous research prohibited in the United States in its overseas facilities. He noted that the U.S. side cannot remain silent or simply prevaricate by alleging that relevant reports are "disinformation." The best way for the U.S. side to prove its innocence is to open its doors and allow examination by the international community, Wang said, urging the United States to be forthright about its biological military activities in Ukraine and the rest of the world, and stop blocking the building of the Biological Weapons Conv

UN inspector inspects weaponry and communication equipment of the Chinese peacekeeping engineering contingent to Mali. (Photo by Wang Hongyang)   BEIJING, March 24 -- The 9th Chinese peacekeeping engineering contingent to Mali successfully passed the UN equipment inspection in the first quarter of 2022 recently, and all equipment met the UN standards. A seven-member inspection team from the UN conducted an overall inspection on the engineering machines, vehicles, equipment, tools and medical devices of the contingent. A detailed inspection and evaluation of the quantity, quality and performance of more than a thousand pieces of material and equipment in 28 categories were carried out. After the inspection for over four hours, the UN team affirmed that all types of main equipment and self-sustaining equipment attached to the contingent were up to UN requirements, and fully met the requirements of combat tasks and peacekeeping missions. The inspector inspects the performance of ea

The J-10CE fighter jets soar through sky in the Pakistan Day parade, Islamabad, March 23,2022. ISLAMABAD, March 24 -- In the annual parade held in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, to celebrate the 82nd Pakistan Day on March 23, the newly inducted Chinese J-10CE fighter jets made a debut. Five J-10CE fighter jets participated in the military parade. Two of them formed a three-aircraft formation with another F-16 jet, leading the entire flight echelon. The other three J-10CE fighter jets appeared in the eighth echelon. In addition to the J-10CE, the JF-17 and J-7PG fighter jets also flew over the parade ground for review. The date of Pakistan Day, March 23, also marks the 24th anniversary of the successful maiden flight of the J-10 fighter jet. Its prototype‘s maiden flight succeeded on the same day in 1998, marking that China became the fifth country in the world capable of independently developing third-generation fighter jets. Now, as China's new-generation main battle airc

BEIJING, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese president, sent a congratulatory letter to the fourth theory seminar between the CPC and the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), which opened on Wednesday. Noting that the CPC and the PCC are the leadership core of the socialist endeavor in their respective countries, Xi said in his letter that since the 18th CPC National Congress, the CPC has united and led the Chinese people in scoring historic achievements in reform and opening-up, and in socialist modernization, ushering in a new era for socialism with Chinese characteristics. Xi said that the Eighth Congress of the PCC has conducted strategic planning and deployment for the development of the PCC and the country of Cuba, both for the present time and into the future, laying out a blueprint for Cuba to build socialism featuring prosperity, democracy and sustainability. In the face of new situations and new t

BEIJING, March 23 (Xinhua) -- The second live class from China's space station was held on Wednesday afternoon, delivered by Shenzhou-13 crew members Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu to students on Earth. The class began at 3:40 p.m. (Beijing Time) and was attended by students from three classrooms across China. The main classroom was located in the China Science and Technology Museum, while others were respectively set up in Lhasa in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region and Urumqi in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Wang, assisted by the other two crew members, conducted several scientific experiments, such as the crystallization of supersaturated solution, a liquid bridge demonstration, water-oil separation and throwing objects under the zero-gravity condition, amazing numerous students on Earth. The 45-minute lecture also featured an introduction to the space science facilities and a real-time Q&A session with the students via video

This image captured from video footage shows a black box of the crashed plane is recovered, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, March 23, 2022. (Xinhua) NANNING, March 23 (Xinhua) -- A black box of the China Eastern Airlines passenger plane that crashed Monday afternoon in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has been recovered, rescuers at the site told Xinhua Wednesday. This image captured from video footage shows a black box of the crashed plane is recovered, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, March 23, 2022. (Xinhua) source http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/view/2022-03/23/content_10142975.htm

Armed police and militia forces continue the overnight search for the black box of crashed passenger plane on the evening of March 22, 2022. (Photo/CNR) WUZHOU, March 23 -- According to on-site report, in the afternoon of March 22, members of the People’s Armed Police (PAP) and the militia involved in the search and rescue work of the China Eastern Airlines’ crashed plane took the new task to retrieve the black box while continuing personnel search and rescue. A 600-person search and rescue team including fire fighting, armed police and militia forces carried out the full probe overnight at the crash site in the mountains. As the crash site was in the mountains, the search for the black box has to mainly rely on drones and manpower. What's more troubling was that intermittent rainfall began on Tuesday, and heavy rain and gale-force wind would arrive in the next two days according to the weather forecast. All these will complicate the search and rescue efforts. source http://

China's homegrown third-generation space-craft tracking ship Yuanwang-5 set sail for the Pacific Ocean on March 22, 2022. (Photo by Wang Luyao) NANJING, March 23 -- China's homegrown third-generation space-craft tracking ship Yuanwang-5 set sail for the Pacific Ocean and other sea areas for maritime tracking and measuring missions on the morning of March 22.   Yuanwang-5 is China's homegrown third-generation space-craft tracking ship and a backbone in China's maritime tracking and measuring network.Yuanwang-5 has by far sailed safely over 570,000 nautical miles and completed more than 80 tasks at sea, including tracking the Shenzhou spacecraft, the Chang'e lunar probes, BeiDou satellites and Mars probe Tianwen with a 100 percent success rate. The ship had spent 256 days accumulatively at sea last year, setting a historical high among the Yuanwang vessels in terms of the number of missions performed, the accumulated mileage, and the average number of days at sea

The QUANTUM attack system is the most powerful cyberattack tool of the NSA. /CFP The QUANTUM attack system, the most powerful cyberattack tool of the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA), which is capable of monitoring, intercepting and utilizing data that the NSA collected from the global network communication and internet system, has been revealed, Chinese newspaper the Global Times reported. The NSA has been launching cyberattacks against 47 countries and regions for a decade, with Chinese government departments, high-tech companies and military-related institutes among the key targets, the Global Times learned from internet security company 360. Cybersecurity experts warned that under the surveillance of the NSA, the privacy and sensitive information of hundreds of millions of people around the world are exposed, "like running around naked." Established in 2004, the QUANTUM system can attack online users browsing U.S. websites such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and A