Dinesh Chandra

HONG KONG, July 1 (Xinhua) -- President Xi Jinping on Friday stressed the need to fully and faithfully implement the "one country, two systems" policy. Xi made the remarks at the meeting celebrating the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland and the inaugural ceremony of the sixth-term government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Upholding national sovereignty, security and development interests is the paramount principle in the policy. On the basis of this prerequisite, Hong Kong and Macao maintain their capitalist system over the long run and enjoy a high degree of autonomy, he noted. source http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/view/2022-07/01/content_10168137.htm

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan wave to the welcoming crowd upon their arrival in Hong Kong, south China, June 30, 2022. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, arrived in Hong Kong by train on Thursday afternoon. Xi will attend a meeting celebrating the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland and the inaugural ceremony of the sixth-term government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on July 1. He will also inspect the HKSAR. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi) HONG KONG, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Hong Kong by train on Thursday afternoon. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, will attend a meeting celebrating the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland and the inaugural ceremony of the sixth-term government of

China's national flags and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) flags fly along the Lee Tung Avenue in Hong Kong, south China, June 28, 2022. July 1 this year marks the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland. (Xinhua/Li Gang) Photo taken on June 28, 2022 shows an installation marking the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland in Hong Kong, south China. July 1 this year marks the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland. (Xinhua/Li Gang) Lanterns are hung up along a promenade in Hong Kong, south China, June 28, 2022. July 1 this year marks the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland. (Xinhua/Li Gang) China's national flags and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) flags fly along a street in Hong Kong, south China, June 29, 2022. July 1 this year marks the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland. (Xinhua/Lo Ping Fai) Photo taken o

BEIJING, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday sent a congratulatory letter to Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos on his inauguration as president of the Republic of the Philippines. In his message, Xi recalled that not long ago, he talked with Marcos over phone and reached important consensus with him on upholding good-neighborly friendship of the two countries and joining hands for common development. Xi said he is ready to work with Marcos to chart the course for the development of bilateral ties from a strategic and long-term perspective, and continue to write a great chapter of the China-Philippines friendship and cooperation for the new era, so as to benefit the two countries and their people.   source http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/view/2022-06/30/content_10167934.htm

BEIJING, June 30 -- "Certain media have been continuously hyping up the normal exchanges and cooperation between China and Cambodia with ulterior motive," said Senior Colonel Tan Kefei, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, at a regular press conference on Thursday. Senior Colonel Tan Kefei made the remarks when being asked to comment on foreign media's report that an official from the US Department of Defense claimed that Cambodia has authorized the Chinese military the exclusive right to use some facilities at the Ream Naval Base, which "shows an extraordinary lack of transparency", as he put it. The official also claimed that China plans to enhance its military projection capability by building a global network of bases, monitor the operations of American troops and deter America's overseas bases. "China and Cambodia are comprehensive strategic partners, and their cooperation in all areas is open, transparent and legitimate,&

HONG KONG, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Hong Kong by train on Thursday afternoon. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, will attend a meeting celebrating the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland and the inaugural ceremony of the sixth-term government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on July 1. Xi will also inspect the HKSAR.   source http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/view/2022-06/30/content_10167807.htm

WUHAN, June 29 (Xinhua) -- President Xi Jinping has stressed keeping the lifeline of science and technology firmly in China's own hands and making the country's development more independent, self-reliant and secure. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks during his inspection in Wuhan, capital city of central China's Hubei Province, on Tuesday. Xi also stressed fostering more advanced technologies and sectors, blazing new spheres of economic development, and creating new advantages in international competition. Speaking about the fight against COVID-19, Xi said China's response measures and anti-epidemic policy have protected people's lives and health to the greatest extent. If China had adopted the "herd immunity" policy or a hands-off approach, given its large population, the country would have faced catastrophic consequences, Xi said. China

Picture shows the accident scene. BEIJING, June 29 -- The Chinese Embassy in Tanzania received a letter of thanks and a pennant from two local Chinese on June 23, who expressed their gratitude to three Chinese military experts for their emergency rescue. At around 16:40 local time on May 12, Chinese military experts Chen Yonghui, Lv Xiaogang and Ye Longbiao from the PLA Nanjing Army Command College, who were on a military teaching mission in Tanzania, found on their way to Dodoma that the road was blocked by a traffic accident, in which a blood-stained Chinese was calling for help in the distance, with a badly damaged black SUV turning over by the roadside. The military experts stopped to learn more about the situation. It turned out that the black SUV had a flat tire, rolled over and bumped against a big tree by the roadside. At that moment, another Chinese was in a coma inside the car. The military experts communicated with their accompanying Tanzanian military liaison officers t

The 21st Chinese peacekeeping engineering contingent to Lebanon is under mine clearance training.   BEIJING, June 29 -- Members of the 21st Chinese peacekeeping engineering contingent to Lebanon are busy with intensive pre-mission training before their departure. The simulated minefield for the mine clearance training is set up according to the information about the real minefields in the mission area provided by the 20th Chinese peacekeeping engineering contingent to Lebanon, making the training closer to actual combat standards. In the driving training, the deep pits, single- and double-railed bridges, wading pools, bomb craters and S-shaped curves were set at the muddy ground, and the trainees were required to drive through these obstacles one by one. It is learnt that full considerations are given to the possible situations in the mission areas when setting up the obstacles in the training venue, in an effort to strengthen the ability of peacekeepers to carry out tasks on comp

*Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend a meeting on Friday to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the return to the motherland of Hong Kong, whose development Xi says has always been in his heart. *"Hong Kong's development has always pulled at my heartstrings," said Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, upon his arrival in Hong Kong five years ago for the special administrative region's 20th anniversary. *Under Xi's leadership, the central authorities have rolled out a series of major policies and measures to help Hong Kong maintain stability and prosperity under the framework of "one country, two systems." *On Friday, the president will also attend the inaugural ceremony of the sixth-term government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, which Xi expects to bring refreshing changes to the governance of Hong Kong. Photo taken on July 14, 2020 shows the

KABUL, June 28 (Xinhua) -- The second shipment of earthquake relief supplies donated by the Chinese government arrived at Afghanistan's Kabul International Airport on Tuesday and has been handed over to the Afghan side. Zabihullah Mujahid, chief spokesman of the Taliban-led government, wrote on social media that two Chinese cargo planes delivered the humanitarian supplies on Tuesday morning. A strong earthquake rocked southeastern Afghanistan days ago, killing more than 1,000 people and injured nearly 2,000 others while destroying tens of thousands of houses. On Monday night, after the arrival of the first batch of supplies, Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan Wang Yu and Ghulam Ghaws Naseri, acting minister of state for disaster management and humanitarian affairs of Afghanistan's Taliban-led caretaker government, attended a handover ceremony at the airport. At the ceremony, Wang said the Chinese government decided to provide 50 million yuan (about 7.5 million U.S. dollars)

August 1 Medal Photo: VCG August 1 Medal Photo: VCG Ahead of the 95th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), three nominees have been proposed as recipients of this year's August 1 Medal, namely Du Fuguo, a young demining soldier, Qian Qihu, winner of the country's highest science and technology award and Nie Haisheng, commander of the epic Shenzhou-12 manned spaceflight mission. The nominees' deeds will be publicized from Monday to Friday for public supervision. Du Fuguo, 31 years old, was a demining soldier in the PLA. He volunteered to join the China-Vietnam border mine clearance mission in June 2015, and on October 11, 2018, an explosion took both of Du's hands and eyes when he attempted to protect his comrades during a land mine clearance operation in Southwest China's Yunnan Province. Over the three years before the accident, Du had entered mine fields more than 1,000 times. He had removed more than 150 tons of bombs

A video screenshot shows the first batch of earthquake relief supplies donated by the Chinese government arriving at Kabul International Airport in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, June 27, 2022. (Xinhua/Fan Haoyu) KABUL, June 28 (Xinhua) -- The first batch of earthquake relief supplies donated by the Chinese government arrived at Afghanistan's Kabul International Airport on Monday night and was handed over to the Afghan side. Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan Wang Yu and Ghulam Ghaws Naseri, acting minister of state for disaster management and humanitarian affairs of Afghanistan's Taliban-led caretaker government, attended the handover ceremony at the airport. At the ceremony Wang said the Chinese government has decided to provide 50 million yuan (about 7.5 million U.S. dollars) in emergency humanitarian assistance supplies to Afghanistan, and that the first batch of supplies include tents, folding beds and blankets. Wang said six more Chinese airplanes will deliver relie

Chinese astronauts Zhai Zhigang, center, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu meet the press at the China Astronaut Research and Training Center in Beijing on June 28, 2022. The three astronauts who undertook the Shenzhou XIII mission met with the public and the press in Beijing on Tuesday for the first time since their return to Earth in April. [Photo by Xu Bu/for chinadaily.com.cn] Chinese astronauts Zhai Zhigang, center, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu meet the press at the China Astronaut Research and Training Center in Beijing on June 28, 2022. The three astronauts who undertook the Shenzhou XIII mission met with the public and the press in Beijing on Tuesday for the first time since their return to Earth in April. [Photo by Xu Bu/for chinadaily.com.cn] Chinese astronauts Zhai Zhigang, center, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu meet the press at the China Astronaut Research and Training Center in Beijing on June 28, 2022. The three astronauts who undertook the Shenzhou XIII mission met with the p

JIUQUAN, June 27 (Xinhua) -- China sent a new Earth observation satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Monday. The satellite, Gaofen-12 03, was launched by a Long March-4C carrier rocket at 11:46 p.m. (Beijing Time) and has entered the planned orbit successfully. It will be used in a variety of fields including land surveys, urban planning, road network design, crop yield estimation and disaster relief. The launch marked the 425th flight mission of the Long March series carrier rockets. source http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/view/2022-06/28/content_10166969.htm

The picture shows drugs ferreted out at the scene. FUZHOU, June 26 -- Recently, a large-scale cross-border drug smuggling case was busted by the China Coast Guard (CCG) forces in East China's Fujian Province, with seven suspects arrested, about 600 kg of the ketamine seized, and one ship involved detained at the scene. Earlier this year, the CCG forces in Fujian Province obtained the clues that a criminal gang was engaged in cross-border drug smuggling in the coastal areas in Fujian. The CCG immediately set up a task force to investigate, and in May the CCG task force obtained the clues that the gang will go to southeast Asia in June for drug trading. At about 2 a.m. on June 15, the CCG law-enforcement vessels arrived at the northern waters of the South China Sea to carry out arrest operation. At about 3 a.m., the suspected ship entered the ring of encirclement of the CCG law enforcement vessels. The suspected ship and the drug traffickers were successfully captured. Upon sail

BEIJING, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Guyanese counterpart, Irfaan Ali, exchanged congratulatory messages on Monday to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries. Xi pointed out that since the establishment of diplomatic ties 50 years ago, China-Guyana relations have achieved significant development, with political mutual trust continuously deepened and practical cooperation yielding fruitful results. Ever since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the people of the two countries have worked together with solidarity and mutual assistance, writing a new chapter of China-Guyana friendship, he said. Xi said he attaches great importance to the development of bilateral relations, and is willing to work with Ali to take the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties as an opportunity to lift bilateral relations to new levels and bring benefits to the two countries and their people. For his part, Ali said that Guyan

BEIJING, June 26 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has underscored the importance of better listening to the people's voices by making use of the internet and other channels. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks in a recent instruction on studying and absorbing netizens' suggestions and views on the work related to the upcoming 20th National Congress of the CPC. Xi stressed better respecting public opinion and following the aspirations of the people. Noting that the 20th CPC National Congress is an important event on the Party and the country's political agenda, Xi said the collection of public opinion via online platforms is an effective way for Party members and the general public to contribute ideas to the country's development and the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. It is also an example of the whole-process people's democracy, he added.

BEIJING, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted the High-level Dialogue on Global Development on Friday in virtual format, calling for joint efforts to promote global development and foster a development paradigm featuring benefits for all, balance, coordination, inclusiveness, win-win cooperation and common prosperity. Noting development is a timeless theme for humanity, Xi said only through continuous development can the people's dream for a better life and social stability be realized. Xi pointed out that the COVID-19 pandemic is eroding decades of gains in global development, the implementation of the UN's 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is encountering difficulties, the North-South gap keeps widening, and crises are emerging in food and energy security. "This is an age rife with challenges, but it is also an age full of hope," said Xi. Xi urged joint efforts to build international consensus on promoting development, adding it is impor

* At the summit, Xi called on BRICS countries to uphold solidarity and safeguard world peace and tranquility, saying that it is important that BRICS countries support each other on issues concerning core interests, practice true multilateralism, safeguard justice, fairness and solidarity and reject hegemony, bullying and division. * Noting that BRICS countries gather not in a closed club or an exclusive circle, but a big family of mutual support and a partnership for win-win cooperation, Xi said BRICS countries need to uphold openness and inclusiveness and pool collective wisdom and strength. * He called for improving global science and technology governance and allowing more people to access and benefit from the fruits of scientific and technological advances. BEIJING, June 23 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted the 14th BRICS Summit via video link on Thursday evening in Beijing, calling on BRICS countries to safeguard world peace and tranquility, boost development, a

Chinese President Xi Jinping hosts the 14th BRICS Summit via video link in Beijing, capital of China, June 23, 2022. Xi delivered remarks titled "Fostering High-quality Partnership and Embarking on a New Journey of BRICS Cooperation" at the summit. (Xinhua/Li Xueren) BEIJING, June 23 (Xinhua) -- On the evening of June 23, Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted the 14th BRICS Summit in Beijing via video link. Following is the full text of the remarks by President Xi at the Summit: Fostering High-quality Partnership and Embarking on a New Journey of BRICS Cooperation Remarks by H.E. Xi Jinping President of the People's Republic of China At the 14th BRICS Summit 23 June 2022 Dear Colleagues, Our world today is living through accelerating changes unseen in a century and continued spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. They confront humanity with unprecedented challenges and usher in a new phase of instability and transformation for global development. The Chinese people oft

BEIJING, June 23 (Xinhua) -- On the evening of June 23, President Xi Jinping hosted the 14th BRICS Summit in Beijing via video link. President Xi noted that over the past year, the world has faced the continued spread of COVID-19, a tortuous world economic recovery and increasingly salient peace and security issues. Facing the formidable and complex circumstances, BRICS countries have embraced the BRICS spirit of openness, inclusiveness and win-win cooperation, enhanced solidarity and coordination and jointly tackled the challenges. The BRICS mechanism has demonstrated resilience and vitality. BRICS cooperation has achieved sound progress and results. President Xi stressed that this Summit is held at a critical juncture in the shaping of the future course of humanity. BRICS countries, as important emerging markets and major developing countries, need to act with a sense of responsibility to bring positive, stabilizing and constructive strength to the world. President Xi said that fi

Chinese President Xi Jinping chairs the High-level Dialogue on Global Development via video link in Beijing, capital of China, June 24, 2022. Xi delivered an important speech titled "Forging High-quality Partnership for a New Era of Global Development". (Xinhua/Li Xueren) BEIJING, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday chaired the High-level Dialogue on Global Development in Beijing via video link and delivered important remarks. President Abdelmadjid Tebboune of Algeria, President Alberto Fernandez of Argentina, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt, President Joko Widodo of Indonesia, President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi of Iran, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan, President Vladimir Putin of Russia, President Macky Sall of Senegal, President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan, Vice President Hamilton Mourao of Brazil, Prime Minister Hun Sen of Cambodia, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali of Ethiopia, Prim

BEIJING, June 25 (Xinhua) -- President Xi Jinping will attend a meeting celebrating the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, will also attend the inaugural ceremony of the sixth-term government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. source http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/view/2022-06/25/content_10166427.htm

KUNMING, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Three Chinese law-enforcement vessels returned to a port in southwest China's Yunnan Province on Friday, concluding the 118th joint Mekong River patrol by China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand. Five vessels from the four countries, with 109 law-enforcement officers on board, sailed over 760 km for four days and three nights with missions to ensure the safety and stability of the river basin, according to the Yunnan provincial public security department. The Mekong River, whose section in China is called the Lancang River, is a vital waterway for cross-border shipping. China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand have been conducting joint patrols on the river since December 2011, targeting illegal border crossing, drugs, internet fraud and other cross-border crimes along the river. During the past three years, 29 law enforcement operations have been carried out, with 8,341 cross-border criminal cases cracked, over 47 tonnes of various drugs seized, and 4,432 suspe

BEIJING, June 25 -- The US sent a P-8A anti-submarine patrol aircraft to fly over the Taiwan Strait on June 24 and hyped it up publicly. The air and ground forces of the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) tracked and monitored the US aircraft's passage and remained alert in the whole course, said Senior Colonel Shi Yi, spokesperson for the PLA Eastern Theater Command, in a written statement released on Saturday. Such provocative move by the US side jeopardizes regional situation and harms the peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, the Chinese side is adamantly opposed to that. The troops of the PLA Eastern Theater Command keep high vigilance at all times to resolutely safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity, said the statement.   source http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/view/2022-06/25/content_10166412.htm

BEIJING, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted the High-level Dialogue on Global Development on Friday in virtual format, calling for joint efforts to promote global development and foster a development paradigm featuring benefits for all, balance, coordination, inclusiveness, win-win cooperation and common prosperity. Noting development is a timeless theme for humanity, Xi said only through continuous development can the people's dream for a better life and social stability be realized. Xi pointed out that the COVID-19 pandemic is eroding decades of gains in global development, the implementation of the UN's 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is encountering difficulties, the North-South gap keeps widening, and crises are emerging in food and energy security. "This is an age rife with challenges, but it is also an age full of hope," said Xi. Xi urged joint efforts to build international consensus on promoting development, adding it is impor