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Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, and other senior leaders of the Party and the state, including Li Keqiang, Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang, Wang Huning, Zhao Leji, Han Zheng and Wang Qishan, attend a reception held by the Ministry of National Defense to celebrate the 95th founding anniversary of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, July 31, 2022. (Xinhua/Yan Yan) BEIJING, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Sunday attended a reception to celebrate the 95th founding anniversary of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), which falls on Aug. 1. The reception was held at the Great Hall of the People by the Ministry of National Defense. Xi, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), was joined by other senio

BEIJING, July 31 (Xinhua) -- A speech made by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, at a ceremony marking the 90th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) will be published Monday in the Qiushi Journal, a flagship magazine of the CPC Central Committee. Xi, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivered the speech at the ceremony on Aug. 1, 2017. The article noted that the glorious history of the people's army was forged in blood, and thus it merits our remembrance. For the Chinese people to realize national rejuvenation and happiness in their lives, we must expedite the development of the people's army into a world-class military. It emphasized that history informs us that "the Party commands the gun" is a basic guarantee to ensure the people's army maintains its essential nature and its aim, adding that this is an irrefutable truth that arose from

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, has called for efforts to build world-class military forces by cultivating more high-quality and professional personnel, while underscoring the Party's absolute leadership, a high level of technological education and innovation in the military human resource system. Xi, who is also China's president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks on Friday while presiding over a group study session of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee-the Party's core leadership-on further implementing the strategy of strengthening the military by training and nurturing competent personnel in the new era. Cultivating a new type of high-quality and professional military personnel is highly significant for building the armed forces into a world-class force, he stressed, noting that the military has made historic achievements in talent-related work by deepening its human resourc

Procuratorates have intensified legal protection of national defense interests and the legitimate rights and interests of servicemen and their families, with 1,026 people having been prosecuted in military-related cases from 2021 to June 2022, officials with the Supreme People's Procuratorate said on Friday. Procuratorial organs at all levels have continuously intensified punishment for violating national defense interests and the legitimate rights and interests of servicemen and their families in recent years, said Yuan Ming, head of the SPP's Second Procuratorial Office. Local procuratorial organs have established a team for dealing with cases related to national defense and servicemen, ensuring rapid acceptance and giving priority to handling cases, he said. "In addition, procuratorial organs, in cooperation with other local government departments, provide comprehensive judicial protection to minors from military families, Yuan said. "In addition, they also prov

BEIJING, July 29 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has stressed further implementing the strategy of strengthening the armed forces by training competent personnel in the new era. Presiding over and addressing a group study session of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee on Thursday, Xi also urged efforts to give better play to the talent's role in spearheading and underpinning the cause of building a strong military.   source http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/view/2022-07/29/content_10174607.htm

BEIJING, July 29 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday afternoon held phone talks with his Polish counterpart, Andrzej Duda. Xi recalled that when Duda came to China for the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics earlier this year, they had friendly exchanges and reached many important consensuses on advancing bilateral relations. Since then, various departments of the two countries have actively worked with each other for implementation, and made positive progress in the export of Polish agricultural products to China, China-Europe freight trains and personnel exchanges, the Chinese president said. The Chinese side cherishes its traditional friendship with Poland and regards the country as a preferred partner for cooperation in Europe, Xi noted, adding that China stands ready to maintain close communication with the Polish side, enhance political mutual trust and continue to elevate the China-Poland comprehensive strategic partnership. Xi stressed that the tw

VIENTIANE, July 29 (Xinhua) -- The medical train of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China, after concluding its mission in the "Peace Train-2022" joint humanitarian medical rescue exercise and medical service activities, headed for China on Friday morning. According to the bilateral annual plan for exchanges and cooperation, the Chinese and Lao militaries organized the "Peace Train-2022" humanitarian medical rescue joint exercise and medical service activities in Lao capital Vientiane and the adjacent town of Phonhong from July 19 to July 29. A closing ceremony for the 10-day drill was held Thursday in the General Logistics Department of the Lao People's Army in Vientiane, while Lao Deputy Defense Minister Vongkham Phommakone awarded "Friendship Medals" to 10 representatives from the Chinese military medical team. The PLA "Peace Train" medical team has been working closely with the Lao People's Army's medical and logistic

Chinese peacekeepers participate in the medal-awarding ceremony at the base camp of the Chinese peacekeeping force under the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) on July 25, 2022. (Photo by Xinhua) KINSHASA, July 29 -- All the 218 peacekeepers of the 25th Chinese peacekeeping force to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been awarded the UN Peace Medals. The medal awarding ceremony was held at the base camp of the Chinese peacekeeping force in South Kivu Province of the DRC on July 25, local time. At the ceremony, Lt. Col. Yan Biyu, head of the Chinese peacekeeping medical detachment, read the congratulatory letters from the Chinese Embassy in the DRC and the Chinese Embassy in the Republic of Burundi.The staff of the two Chinese embassies extended in the letters their congratulations and respect to the Chinese peacekeepers. Leaders of the Chinese peacekeeping force, including Lt.Col. Deng Liang, commanding offic

BEIJING, July 28 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and his U.S. counterpart, Joe Biden, had a candid communication and exchange on China-U.S. relations and issues of mutual interest during their phone talks on Thursday. Both presidents viewed their call as candid and in-depth. They agreed to stay in touch and instructed the two teams to keep up communication and cooperation.   source http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/view/2022-07/28/content_10174373.htm

BEIJING, July 28 – “In the 16th round of China-India Corps Commander-Level Meeting, the two sides discussed issues in a constructive and forward-looking way, and reached four consensuses,” said Senior Colonel Wu Qian, a spokesperson for China’s Ministry of National Defense, at a regular press conference on Thursday. The Chinese and Indian militaries have recently held the 16th round of Corps Commander-Level Meeting, and discussed the settlement of the friction points along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). In reply to the reporter’s request for detailed information about the meeting, the spokesperson shared the above message and introduced the four concensuses reached at the meeting, which are: “First, adhering to the political guidance and earnestly implementing the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries; second, focusing on the overall situation and maintaining the resumption momentum of bilateral relations; third, effectively managing and controlling diff

File photo of Wu Qian, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense. [Photo/mod.gov.cn] Rumor mongers will fail in their attempts to smear China, the Defense Ministry said on Thursday in response to some officials from the United States who have hyped up the "China threat" theory recently. "All rumor mongers will have only one ending, and that is a total collapse," said Senior Colonel Wu Qian, a spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense, adding that spreading the so-called "China threat" theory is a customary tactic of some US politicians. He made the remarks after General Mark Milley, the US chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, early this week accused China of becoming more aggressive both in terms of rhetoric and activity. US Defense Secretary Austin Lloyd and Charles Brown, chief of staff of the US Air Force, also made similar comments recently. Wu expressed firm opposition to their comments and said there are two reasons the

BEIJING, July 28 -- Senior Colonel Wu Qian, the spokesperson for China’s Ministry of National Defense, expressed a serious warning against the United States’ attempt to deploy intermediate-range ballistic missile in Japan at a news conference held on Thursday. “If it is put into practice, China will take resolute countermeasures, and the US and Japan should have no illusions about this,” said the spokesperson. Recently, the media has revealed that since 2021, Japan and the US have conspired for many times to induce and pressure the Kishida government to cooperate with and assist the US military in deploying intermediate-range ballistic missile forces on the southwestern islands of Japan. Against such background, the spokesperson lashed out at American’s dangerous move. “The United States’ pushing for the deployment of the intermediate-range missile in Japan is a dangerous move that will seriously threaten the security of regional countries and undermine regional peace and stability,”

BEIJING, July 28 -- China urges NATO to stop making up lies, stirring up camp confrontation and creating tensions, said Senior Colonel Wu Qian, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, at a regular press conference in Beijing on Thursday. It is reported that the recent NATO Summit in Madrid released a new strategic concept document, which mentioned China for the first time, defining it as a “systemic challenge to NATO”, and laying heavy accusations on its defense building. In response to that, the spokesperson said that NATO’s new strategic concept document confounds right and wrong, stirs up confrontation, and makes irresponsible remarks and arbitrary accusations against China’s normal military development and national defense policy. China is firmly opposed to it. He stressed that China adheres to the path of peaceful development, actively promotes the building of a community with a shared future for mankind, and remains a builder of world peace, a contributor

BEIJING, July 28 -- The activities of Chinese ships in waters off the Diaoyu Islands are completely legitimate and lawful, and the Japanese side has no right to make irresponsible remarks, said Senior Colonel Wu Qian, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, at a regular press conference on Thursday. The spokesperson made such response when being asked to comment on the reports saying that Chinese naval vessels recently sailed into the adjacent sea area of the Diaoyu Islands, and the Japanese Defense Minister said that China's move was a unilateral act of aggravating tensions, the Japanese side was seriously worried and concerned about this, and the Japanese Defense Ministry would maintain regular vigilance and surveillance. Also, according to another report, the Japan Coast Guard and Maritime Self-Defense Force recently conducted joint training in the waters east of Izu-Oshima, Tokyo, to deal with the "grey-zone situation" of Chinese warships' ap

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivers an important speech at the opening ceremony of a study session of provincial and ministerial-level officials. The study session was held from Tuesday to Wednesday in Beijing. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)   BEIJING, July 27 (Xinhua) -- President Xi Jinping has stressed holding high the banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics and striving to write a brand new chapter in building a modern socialist country in all respects. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks at a study session of provincial and ministerial-level officials held from Tuesday to Wednesday in Beijing. Xi stressed adherence to socialism with Chinese characteristics and the guidance of the latest achievement in adapting Marxism to the Chinese context and th

BEIJING, July 27 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping, chairman of the Central Military Commission, has signed an order to commend an outstanding officer and a military unit. Sun Baosong, commander of Troop 92853 of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), was given a first-class merit citation in combat-readiness training and PLA Troop 96763 was given a second-class merit citation.   source http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/view/2022-07/28/content_10174205.htm

Recently, a train loaded with equipment of the Chinese military teams to participate in the International Army Games 2022 departs from the Manzhouli Port in China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. MANZHOULI, July 26 -- Recently, the Chinese troops and equipment to participate in the International Army Games 2022 (IAG 2022) departed by rail from the land port of Manzhouli on the China-Russia border, heading to the competition venues of the “Masters of Armored Vehicles” and “Tank Biathlon” contests of the IAG in Russia.  According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the IAG 2022 will be held from August 13 to 27 as scheduled, and as of now, a total of 275 teams from 37 countries and regions have confirmed their participation in the event. It is learned that the IAG 2022 is to launch 36 contests as planned, which will be held in 12 countries. Among others, China will host three contests, i.e., the “Suvorov Attack” contest for infantry fighting vehicles, the “Safe Route” contest f

Chinese President Xi Jinping holds talks with visiting Indonesian President Joko Widodo at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, capital of China, July 26, 2022. (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei)   BEIJING, July 26 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday held talks with visiting Indonesian President Joko Widodo in Beijing. The two presidents had a comprehensive and in-depth exchange of views and reached a series of important common understandings on China-Indonesia relations and on international and regional issues of mutual interest. Expressing his delight that the two sides have decided on the overall direction of building a China-Indonesia community with a shared future, Xi said China will work with Indonesia to cement strategic mutual trust and firmly support each other in defending sovereignty, security and development interests, in exploring development paths in line with national conditions, and in growing the economy and bettering people's lives. RESILIENCE, VITAL

Reporter: The Japanese government released the Defense of Japan 2022 white paper on July 22, in which China’s defense policy and military build-up is described as “with insufficient transparency”. The white paper accused China of attempting to unilaterally change the status-quo in the East and South China Seas, and significantly increased Taiwan-related contents. What is your comment on that? Senior Colonel Wu Qian, spokesperson for China’s Ministry of National Defense: The China-related contents in the Defense of Japan 2022 white paper lacks respect for facts and is full of prejudice, which makes irresponsible remarks about China’s national defense and military development, as well as China’s normal military activities, deliberately hypes up the so-called “China military threat”, interfering China’s internal affairs in a rude manner, and creates regional tensions. China has expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to such wrongful statements, and lodged solemn represent

Reporter： Some media claimed that over the U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s planned visit to Taiwan, the Chinese side might make military response. What’s the Chinese military’s comments on that? Chinese Defense Ministry Spokesperson Senior Colonel Tan Kefei: Over the U.S. House Speaker Pelosi's potential visit to Taiwan, Chinese side has repeatedly made clear our firm opposition to the visit. As the “third most important figure" of the U.S. government, if Speaker Pelosi visits Taiwan, the move will seriously violate the one-China principle and the provisions in the three China-U.S. joint communiques, severely endanger China's sovereignty and territorial integrity. It will have a critically negative impact on the political foundation of China-U.S. relations, and is bound to cause extremely serious harm to the relations between the two countries and their militaries, and lead to further escalation of tension across the Taiwan Straits. The Chinese side urges the U.S. s

Recently, a train loaded with equipment of the Chinese military teams to participate in the International Army Games 2022 departs from the Manzhouli Port in China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. MANZHOULI, July 26 -- Recently, the Chinese troops and equipment to participate in the International Army Games 2022 (IAG 2022) departed by rail from the land port of Manzhouli on the China-Russia border, heading to the competition venues of the “Masters of Armored Vehicles” and “Tank Biathlon” contests of the IAG in Russia.  According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the IAG 2022 will be held from August 13 to 27 as scheduled, and as of now, a total of 275 teams from 37 countries and regions have confirmed their participation in the event. It is learned that the IAG 2022 is to launch 36 contests as planned, which will be held in 12 countries. Among others, China will host three contests, i.e., the “Suvorov Attack” contest for infantry fighting vehicles, the “Safe Route” contest for

BEIJING, July 26 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese military will not sit back if U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan, a Chinese defense spokesperson warned on Tuesday. Tan Kefei, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, made the remarks in response to a press inquiry regarding the issue. China demands that the United States honor its promise that it would not support "Taiwan independence," Tan said, adding that if the U.S. side insists on making the visit, the Chinese military will take strong actions to thwart any external interference or "Taiwan independence" separatist scheme, and will be resolute in safeguarding China's national sovereignty and territorial integrity. The Chinese side has repeatedly made clear to the United States its firm opposition to Pelosi's potential visit to Taiwan, Tan noted. "If Speaker Pelosi visits Taiwan, it would seriously violate the one-China principle and the stipulations in t

BEIJING, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday sent a congratulatory message to Droupadi Murmu on her assuming office as the president of the Republic of India. In his message, Xi pointed out that China and India are important neighbors of each other, and that a healthy and stable China-India relationship is in line with the fundamental interests of the two countries and their people, as well as conducive to peace, stability and development in the region and across the world. Xi also said that he attaches great importance to China-India relations, and stands ready to work with Murmu to enhance political mutual trust, deepen practical cooperation, properly handle differences and push bilateral ties forward on the right track. source http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/view/2022-07/26/content_10173404.htm

The 2nd China-Africa Peace and Security Forum Ministerial Meeting is held via video link on July 25, 2022. Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister Wei Fenghe attends the meeting in Beijing. (mod.gov.cn/Photo by Li Xiaowei) BEIJING, July 25 -- The second China-Africa Peace and Security Forum Ministerial Meeting was held via video link on July 25, 2022. Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister Wei Fenghe attended the meeting. Wei Fenghe firstly read out the congratulatory letter sent to the forum by Chinese President Xi Jinping, and said that President Xi Jinping attaches great importance to China-Africa peace and security cooperation, and puts forward a major initiative to build a China-Africa community with a shared future in the new era, which has pointed out the direction for China and Africa to strengthen unity and cooperation and achieve common security. Wei pointed out that at present, as the changes unseen in a century combine with the once-in-a-century pandemic, bo

BEIJING, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter on Monday to the second China-Africa Peace and Security Forum. Realizing enduring peace and universal security is a common aspiration of the Chinese and African people, Xi said in his letter to the event, held by China's Ministry of National Defense.   source http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/view/2022-07/25/content_10173324.htm

The China-Laos “Peace Train-2022”joint humanitarian medical rescue exercise launches all-process joint drills in an orderly manner. (Photo by Zeng Li) By Zuo Shengnan and Zeng Li BEIJING, July 25 -- The China-Laos “Peace Train-2022” joint humanitarian medical rescue exercise entered the phase of all-process drills at the Penghong Railway Station in Vientiane Province of Laos on July 22. The theme of the “Peace Train-2022” joint exercise is "Humanitarian Medical Rescue in Typhoon Disaster”. The all-process joint drills were carried out against the scenario in which 18 people injured in the typhoon disaster were evacuated from a Lao level-II hospital to the Chinese military medical train. After receiving preliminary injury examination by the “Peace Train” medical team members, the 18 wounded were settled in different carriages and bunks of the medical train according to their conditions. The reception team, severe case treatment team, and surgery team served to carry out conseq

The Chinese PLA medical train arrives at Boten, a town in northern Laos along the border with China on July 19, 2022. (Xinhua/Kai Qiao) VIENTIANE, July 23 -- The “Peace Train-2022” joint humanitarian medical rescue exercise and medical service activities staged by the Chinese and Lao militaries officially entered grouped training on July 21. A variety of medical equipment, including the medical train, new-type field hospital tent systems, pharmacy intravenous compounding robots, and disinfecting drones, appeared in the joint exercise. At the Penghong Railway Station in Vientiane Province, Laos, the 25 compartments of the Chinese military medical train were designated for various functions, including the locomotive, generator car, surgical car for emergency treatment, intensive care car, wounded transfer car, operation command car, camping car, and logistic support car, just like a fully functional mobile hospital. On the medical train, each functional compartment is equipped with

BEIJING, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message on Sunday to Bajram Begaj on assuming the office as Albanian president. Xi pointed out that China and Albania enjoy profound traditional friendship, adding that in recent years, with the joint building of the Belt and Road and China-Central and Eastern European countries (CEEC) cooperation as platforms, the two countries have enhanced political mutual trust, strengthened policy communication and promoted practical cooperation, making new progress in bilateral relations. He noted that he attaches great importance to the development of China-Albania relations and is ready to work with President Begaj to deepen bilateral exchanges in all areas and consolidate the fruits of mutually beneficial cooperation for the benefit of the two countries and their people.   source http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/view/2022-07/24/content_10173000.htm

BEIJING, July 23 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday sent a congratulatory message to his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, on Egypt's 70th national day. In the message, Xi said that in recent years, Egypt has steadfastly followed the path of independence, made vigorous progress in national development, and played an important role in regional and global affairs. Noting that he and Sisi both attended the High-Level Dialogue on Global Development held recently, Xi said they have pushed for fruitful results of the event, and sent a strong message of the times for common development and prosperity. Stressing that he attaches great importance to the development of China-Egypt relations, Xi said that he is ready to work with Sisi to firmly support each other, advance the joint construction of the Belt and Road, conduct cooperation on the implementation of the Global Development Initiative, safeguard the common interests of developing countries, and firmly m

By Wang Chuan and Li Jianwen SHIJIAZHUANG, July 22 -- The first batch of J-10 cadet pilots, 23 years old on average and directly trained by the air force flight academy, got ready to be assigned to the combat units of the PLA Air Force (PLAAF) upon graduation on July 21. In 2020, the PLAAF launched the trial of the new mode of pilot cadets training at the Shijiazhuang Flight Academy, in which the J-10 fighter jet was introduced as the trainer aircraft for the first time. According to the previous training mode, a pilot cadet needed to undergo four to six years of flight training before being qualified for flying the third-generation fighter jet. Now the pilot cadets trained in accordance with this new mode are able to obtain combatant qualification for third-generation fighters after receiving only three years of flight training. These cadets were randomly chosen from the pilot cadets of the PLA Air Force Aviation University. With the J-10 fighter jets introduced to be their trainer

BEIJING, July 22 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message on Friday to Ranil Wickremesinghe on his election as president of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. In his message, Xi pointed out that China and Sri Lanka are each other's traditional friendly neighbors. Since the establishment of diplomatic ties 65 years ago, the two countries have always promoted the development of bilateral relations on the basis of mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit, and set an example of friendly interactions and mutually beneficial cooperation between large and small countries, he said. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, China and Sri Lanka have stood together and helped each other, with their traditional friendship further enhanced, Xi said. Xi stressed that he believes, under the leadership of President Wickremesinghe, Sri Lanka will surely overcome temporary difficulties and push forward the process of economic and social recovery. Xi

Pei Jinjia (L), chief of China’s Ministry of Veterans Affairs, presents a flag to the National Martyrs’ Remains Search Team in Beijing on July 20, 2022. (Photo by Chen Jianchen) BEIJING, July 22 -- On July 20, the inaugural ceremony of the National Martyrs’ Remains Search Team and the National Martyrs' Remains DNA Identification Lab was held in Beijing. \Pei Jinjia, minister of veterans affairs, presented flags and plaques to the search team and the lab respectively. He pointed out that the search and identification of the martyrs’ remains reflects the comprehensive national strength and highlights the national image, bearing great significance, and to do the job well is a duty-bound responsibility and a sacred mission entrusted by the times.  The formal establishment of the search team and the Lab marks China has achieved phased results in martyrs’ remains search and identification work system construction, Pei said. He stressed the need to establish a task coordination mecha

BEIJING, July 21 (Xinhua) -- At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, President Joko Widodo of the Republic of Indonesia will visit China from July 25 to 26, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying announced Thursday. In response to a question on the visit, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin told a press briefing Thursday that Widodo is the first foreign head of state to visit China after the Beijing Winter Olympics, and China is also the first stop of Widodo's first trip to East Asia since the pandemic, reflecting that China and Indonesia attach great importance to bilateral relations. During the visit, Xi will hold talks with Widodo, and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will meet with Widodo. They will have in-depth exchanges of views on bilateral relations and major regional and international issues, Wang said. The two countries are major developing countries and representatives of emerging economies with broad common interests and broad space for cooper

BEIJING, July 21 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the World Youth Development Forum, which commenced Thursday in Beijing. The youth represent hope and are the architects of the future, Xi said in the letter, noting that China always regards young people as the driving force of social development, and encourages them to unleash their youthful vitality when participating in and promoting the building of a community with a shared future for humanity. Xi expressed his hope that the forum will become an important platform where young people worldwide can contribute to global development and global efforts are gathered to promote youth development. Young people across the world should advocate peace, development, equity, justice, democracy and freedom, which are the common values of humanity, Xi said. He also called on the youth to promote the Global Development Initiative with concrete actions, and facilitate the implementation of the UN 2030 Agen

On July 19, the Chinese PLA medical train arrives at Boten, a town in northern Laos along the border with China. (Photo by Kai Qiao) VIENTIANE, July 20 -- The Chinese military medical train to participate in the "Peace Train-2022" joint humanitarian medical rescue exercise in Laos left the Mohan Railway Station, an important border station on the China-Laos Railway in southwest China's Yunnan province, on July 19 and arrived in Laos after passing through the Friendship Tunnel，the cross-border rail tunnel linking China and Laos. This marked the medical train’s first cross-border trip since the China-Laos Railway connecting Kunming in southwest China's Yunnan province with the Laotian capital, Vientiane, began operations on December 3, 2021. Representatives of the Ministry of National Defence of Laos and the General Logistics Department of the Lao People's Armed Forces (LPAF), the Chinese military medical experts to assist Laos and working staff of the Laos-Chin

HONG KONG, July 20 (Xinhua) -- The traditional Chinese versions of three books of President Xi Jinping's discourses on various subjects and one book on stories in the Party history shared by Xi debuted Wednesday at the Hong Kong Book Fair. Among the books, one comprises 50 pieces of Xi's important works on the subject of running the country by the people; another contains excerpts of his discourses on the importance of family, family education and virtues made between Nov. 15, 2012 and Dec. 28, 2020; and the third is a compilation of excerpts of Xi's discourses on respecting and protecting human rights made between Nov. 15, 2012 and Oct. 30, 2021. The fourth is a book recounting more than 80 stories in the history of the Communist Party of China shared by Xi. The four books are now on the shelves in major bookstores in Hong Kong and Macao.   source http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/view/2022-07/20/content_10172330.htm

BEIJING, July 20 -- The US guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold sailed through the Taiwan Strait on July 19 and hyped it up publicly. The Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) sent its naval and air forces to conduct security tracking and monitoring of the US warship in the whole course, said Senior Colonel Shi Yi, spokesperson for the PLA Eastern Theater Command, in a written statement released on Wednesday. The frequent provocations and power shows made by the US side have fully proven that the US is the disrupter of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, and the maker of security risk in the region. Troops of the PLA Eastern Theater Command are on high alert at all times to resolutely safeguard China’s national sovereignty and territorial integrity, said the statement. source http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/view/2022-07/20/content_10172254.htm

The CCG ship Changshan departs from Qingdao, a port city in east China’s Shandong province on July 18, 2022. QINGDAO, July 19 -- Two coast guard ships, the Changshan and the Shicheng dispatched by the China Coast Guard (CCG), set sail on Monday morning from Qingdao, a port city in east China’s Shandong province, to carry out a 45-day annual fisheries law enforcement patrol mission on the high seas of the North Pacific Ocean. It is learnt that the CCG dispatches two ships to carry out such a mission on a yearly basis. This year's cruise marks the seventh fishery law enforcement patrol organized by the CCG, and also the third since the CCG was authorized the right to board and inspect fishing vessels in the high seas of the North Pacific Ocean. The high seas fisheries law enforcement patrol in the high seas of the North Pacific Ocean serves as a concrete measure of China to actively fulfill its international obligations. As a member state of the Convention on the Conservation an

Reporter： According to media reports, the Defense and Security Cooperation Agency under the U.S. Department of Defense recently announced that the U.S. State Department has approved a sale of up to about 108 million U.S. dollars worth of military technical support to Taiwan, to strengthen so-called U.S.-Taiwan military cooperation and enhance Taiwan's ability to deal with "threats." Could you please make comments on this? Chinese Defense Ministry Spokesperson Senior Colonel Tan Kefei: The U.S. arms sales to China's Taiwan region seriously violate the one-China principle and the three China-U.S. joint communiques, particularly the Aug. 17 Communique, grossly interfere in China's internal affairs, gravely jeopardize China's sovereignty and security interests, and severely harm relations between the two countries and their militaries. The Chinese side is firmly opposed to it. The Taiwan question concerns China's national sovereignty and territorial integri

The 16th round China-India Corps Commander Level Meeting was held at Chushul-Moldo border meeting point on the Indian side on 17th July, 2022. Building on the progress made at the last meeting on 11th March, 2022, the two sides continued discussions for the resolution of the relevant issues along the LAC in the Western Sector in a constructive and forward looking manner. They had a frank and in-depth exchange of views in this regard, in keeping with the guidance provided by the State Leaders to work for the resolution of the remaining issues at the earliest. The two sides reaffirmed that the resolution of remaining issues would help in restoration of peace and tranquility along the LAC in the Western Sector and enable progress in bilateral relations. In the interim, the two sides agreed to maintain the security and stability on the ground in the Western Sector. The two sides agreed to stay in close contact and maintain dialogue through military and diplomatic channels and work out a mu

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday sent a congratulatory letter to the World Conference on Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS). Noting that protecting agricultural heritage is the common responsibility of mankind, he said that China has actively responded to the initiative launched by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. China is ready to work with the international community to strengthen the protection of agricultural heritage and further tap its economic, social, cultural, ecological, scientific and technological value, he said. China will make efforts in implementing the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and build a community with a shared future for mankind, he added. The conference is being held from July 17 to 19 in east China's Zhejiang Province by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and the Zhejiang provincial government. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the UN FAO's GIAHS initiative.

Chinese peacekeepers attached to the 12th Chinese peacekeeping engineering contingent to South Sudan carry out road repair in the Aweil camp area of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) in mid July, 2022. (Photo by Zhang Yiwei) AWEIL, South Sudan, July 18 -- Recently, the 12th Chinese peacekeeping engineering contingent to South Sudan deployed engineering forces in the Aweil camp area of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) to carry out construction tasks including airport terminal construction, parking apron construction, the erection of protective fences around the airport and road rehabilitation. Aweil City is located in South Sudan's Northern Bahr El Ghazal State. The complex security situation in Aweil brought a severe test to the construction mission. After arriving in Aweil, the Chinese peacekeeping engineering contingent conducted field survey of each construction site at the first time, and revised and improved the construction plans in a ti