CHANGSHA, Nov. 9 -- The African Young Officers Delegation (AYOD) recently commenced its visit and exchange in China, marked by an opening ceremony at the Chinese PLA National University of Defense Technology (NUDT) in Changsha City, the capital of southern China's Hunan Province.

Under the theme of "China-Africa Defense Science and Technology Development," 48 young and middle-aged military officers from 25 countries carried out exchanges on cutting-edge technologies including supercomputing, the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, and artificial intelligence.

Delegation members also visited teaching and research facilities at the NUDT, gaining a close-up perspective of the technological innovation environment in Chinese military academies.