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Anti-pandemic fight tests PLA's emergency response capability
The COVID-19 pandemic is a major public health emergency with the fastest spread, the widest infection range, and the most difficult prevention and control measures since the foundation of the People's Republic of China (PRC). For the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), the battle against the pandemic is a test of its emergency response capability.
2020-04-09 21:14 -
Chinese, Singaporean militaries share anti-epidemic experience via videoconference
Health officials and experts from the Chinese military shared their experience in COVID-19 response with their Singaporean peers via a videoconference Wednesday.
2020-04-09 22:39 -
Lifting of Wuhan lockdown important milestone for city, nation and the world
Outbound passenger traffic from Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, the domestic epicenter of the novel coronavirus pandemic, finally received the green light on Wednesday. This is a much-longed for milestone in the country's fight against the virus.
2020-04-08 13:56 -
Xi chairs leadership meeting on regular epidemic control, work resumption
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Wednesday chaired a leadership meeting to make new arrangements on implementing regular epidemic prevention and control measures and fully advancing work resumption.
2020-04-08 22:27 -
Chinese, Pakistani military health officials, experts discuss COVID-19 response via teleconference
Health officials and experts from the Chinese military shared their experience in fighting the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) with their Pakistani peers via a video conference on Monday.
2020-04-07 20:08 -
Jumbo military planes touch down at Pudong to pick up coronavirus prevention supplies
Five massive military planes from Russia and Algeria landed at Pudong airport on Saturday to pick up coronavirus prevention supplies. The planes include two IL-76 transports belonging to the Algerian Air Force and another two from the Russian Air Force. An An-124 transport aircraft was also dispatched from Russia.
2020-04-07 09:25 -
Xi, other Chinese leaders attend national mourning for COVID-19 victims
Xi Jinping led other Chinese leaders on Saturday to attend a national mourning for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) victims.
2020-04-04 10:23 -
China to mourn COVID-19 victims on April 4
China will hold a national mourning Saturday for martyrs who died in the fight against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak and compatriots died of the disease, according to the State Council.
2020-04-04 09:38 -
14 people who died in fight against COVID-19 identified as martyrs
Fourteen people who died on the frontline of fighting the novel coronavirus in Central China's Hubei province, have been identified as the first batch of martyrs, local authorities said Thursday.
2020-04-02 23:30 -
Wuhan's military industry back in action as epidemic situation eases
As the novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) epidemic begins to subside in Wuhan, the city most severely affected by COVID-19 in China, the military industry of the city is now going back to normal and making up for time lost during the city's lockdown.
2020-04-02 22:46 -
Airshow China schedule unchanged despite COVID-19, major improvement expected
While several air shows around the world have been cancelled due to the ongoing novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) pandemic, the most important one in China, the Airshow China, remains set to take place in November, and will be "considerably different and significantly improved" from previous editions, the organizer said on Monday.
2020-03-31 23:13 -
Serbia's defense minister appreciates iron-clad friendship with China
China and Serbia stood together and forged an iron-clad friendship during Serbia's most difficult times, said Serbia’s Defense Minister Aleksanar Vulin on March 27.
2020-03-30 17:40 -
Xi's expositions on building human community with shared future published in Japanese
A book of Xi Jinping's discourses on promoting the building of a community with a shared future for humanity has been published in Japanese by the Central Compilation and Translation Press.
2020-03-30 10:39 -
Chinese medical team arrives in Pakistan to help fight COVID-19
An 8-member medical expert team organized by the Chinese government arrived here on Saturday to help Pakistan fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020-03-29 17:06 -
Domestically developed high-end missile sees first export delivery despite pandemic
A leading Chinese arms firm has delivered a batch of advanced portable HJ-12E anti-tank missiles to an undisclosed foreign buyer amid the pandemic of novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) in the first export case of this type of high-end weaponry.
2020-03-29 22:07 -
China's military continues to step up int'l cooperation against coronavirus
China will further enhance international military cooperation with other countries in face of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, a Chinese spokesman told a press conference on Thursday.
2020-03-27 09:01 -
China suspends entry by foreign nationals
China has decided to temporarily suspend the entry into China by foreign nationals holding valid visas or residence permits because of the rapid global spread of COVID-19, according to an announcement by the Foreign Ministry and the National Immigration Administration on Thursday.
2020-03-27 17:46 -
Xi encourages G20 to fend off recession with coordinated policies
President Xi Jinping on Thursday called on all the G20 members to enhance coordination of macro policies to prevent a recession of the global economy under the influence of the novel coronavirus pneumonia.
2020-03-26 22:35 -
Russia sends military aircraft to transport China-donated supplies
Antonov An-124 Ruslan, a Ruslan heavyweight airlifter attached to the Russian military, landed at China's Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport on the evening of March 24 to transport medical supplies donated by China to Russia.
2020-03-26 17:12 -
Xi calls for all-out global war against COVID-19 at extraordinary G20 summit
Chinese President Xi Jinping Thursday called for a resolute all-out global war against the COVID-19 outbreak as leaders of the Group of 20 (G20) convened an extraordinary summit to coordinate multilateral response to the pandemic.
2020-03-27 18:07 -
Xi to attend virtual G20 summit on coronavirus
President Xi Jinping will attend in Beijing on Thursday an extraordinary virtual G20 leaders' summit on coping with the novel coronavirus, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying announced on Wednesday.
2020-03-26 09:00 -
PLA donates medical supplies to Cambodia amid military joint exercise
The Chinese military donated 15,000 sets of study, sport and medical materials to Cambodia on Saturday amid a joint training exercise, the Ministry of National Defense said.
2020-03-23 08:55 -
Chinese medics arrive in Serbia to fight COVID-19
A team of Chinese medical staff with experience in fighting COVID-19 arrived in the Serbian capital on Saturday evening to help with the Balkan state's battle against the virus.
2020-03-22 15:33 -
Doctors from Guangdong depart to help Serbia fight COVID-19
A team of six medical experts from South China's Guangdong province departed from Guangzhou on Saturday afternoon for Serbia to assist the Balkan country in its fight against the COVID-19 epidemic.
2020-03-21 23:47 -
China injects volunteers with test vaccine, showing strong research capability
Chinese volunteers in a clinical trial for the first COVID-19 vaccine developed by the country's military scientists received injections on Friday, marking a significant breakthrough that highlights China's strong research capabilities, according to experts.
2020-03-21 20:42 -
Xi calls for building community of common health for mankind
Chinese President Xi Jinping said China stands ready to work with France to boost international cooperation in epidemic prevention and control and build a community of common health for mankind.
2020-03-21 22:53 -
Medical supplies from China arrive to help Iran
Medical materials donated to the Iranian armed forces from the Chinese military arrived in Iran on Thursday, according to the Chinese Defense Ministry.
2020-03-20 14:39 -
Chinese military donates medical materials to Iran
Medical materials donated to the Iranian armed forces from the Chinese military arrived in Iran on Thursday, according to the Chinese Defense Ministry.
2020-03-19 21:27 -
COVID-19 vaccine developed by military medical academy approved for clinical trials
The subunit vaccine against COVID-19 created by experts from the Academy of Military Medical Sciences was approved for clinical trials on Monday night, China Central Television reported on Tuesday.
2020-03-18 00:30 -
First medical teams return from Wuhan
The first group of medical assistance teams departed Wuhan, Hubei province, the nation's epicenter of the novel coronavirus pneumonia outbreak, on Tuesday as the epidemic situation markedly improved in the hardest-hit city.
2020-03-18 14:56 -
Beijing's SARS hospital opens to tackle imported COVID-19 risks
Beijing announced the launch of Xiaotangshan Hospital on Monday. The facility, once designated to treat SARS patients in 2003, will be used to screen international visitors and returned nationals, to treat mild coronavirus cases and quarantine suspected cases.
2020-03-18 10:04 -
Xi holds talks with Pakistani president to deepen ties amid fight against COVID-19
Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks here on Tuesday with visiting Pakistani President Arif Alvi. "At present, the Chinese government and Chinese people are working hard to score an all-around victory against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19)," said Xi.
2020-03-18 01:39 -
Xi says China to send more medical experts to Italy
China identifies with Italy's urgent concerns, and will send more medical experts to Italy and do its best to provide medical supplies and other assistance, Xi Jinping said.
2020-03-17 20:54 -
Xi says China to continue assisting South Korea in COVID-19 fight
Chinese President Xi Jinping said China will continue to provide as much assistance as it can to South Korea to support the latter's fight against the COVID-19 outbreak.
2020-03-15 01:55 -
Military battles invisible enemy
Novel coronavirus pneumonia is posing a worldwide threat. Here, we take a look at how China is playing its role in the global fight against the outbreak by mobilizing a vast amount of resources to contain the epidemic. This is the fifth part of a series titled "United Actions".
2020-03-13 12:38 -
Xi says nation will overcome virus outbreak
China will definitely defeat the novel coronavirus outbreak and achieve its economic and social development goals, President Xi Jinping said on Thursday. Xi made the remark in a phone conversation with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
2020-03-13 08:23 -
"Turning the tide" -- Xi leads anti-virus war toward victory
President Xi Jinping on Tuesday inspected the COVID-19 outbreak epicenter in central China, pledging a continuous fight toward victory as prevention and control efforts have "turned the tide."
2020-03-11 09:04 -
China always in vanguard of fighting COVID-19 outbreak
More than 58,000 people have been cured and discharged to date and the epidemic control is showing positive signs thanks to the most comprehensive, strict and thorough prevention and control measures adopted by the Chinese government.
2020-03-10 21:12 -
CMC sends regards to servicewomen fighting COVID-19
The Political Work Department of China's Central Military Commission has sent a letter of consolation to female soldiers on the front line of fighting the COVID-19 ahead of International Women's Day.
2020-03-08 01:23 -
China to provide medical supplies to countries in urgent need to contain coronavirus
China will offer medical supplies to countries in urgent need to contain the novel coronavirus disease COVID-19, and it is considering providing funds to the World Health Organization (WHO) to help control the worldwide spread of the virus.
2020-03-06 16:36