President Xi Jinping, also chairman of the Central Military Commission, has on multiple occasions given instructions on building a capable military. Here're some highlights of his remarks on military issues.
2023-08-01 15:49:24
Today is China's Army Day, marking the 96th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army. The just-concluded PLA Air Force open-day in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, showcased some of the country's most advanced aircraft. Zhao Yunfei reports.
2023-08-01 16:06:11
Many young Chinese may have forgotten the facts and figures of the war, but the spiritual legacy of the heroes has remained as a collective memory over the past decades as China grew into the world's second-largest economy.
2023-07-28 09:37:35
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the victory in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea. Seventy years ago today, the Korean Armistice Agreement was signed in the village of Panmunjom.
2023-07-27 14:55:33
Stunning maneuvers by a fleet of People's Liberation Army Air Force aircraft at the 2023 Air Force Open-House Activity and Changchun Air Show left tens of thousands of visitors enthralled on Wednesday in Changchun, capital of Jilin province.
2023-07-27 10:06:31
Sitting in the corner of her shabby house in west Afghanistan's Herat province, Bibi Jan still remembers the horrific day in 2001 when the U.S. forces brutally dropped cluster bombs on the poor village, leaving scores dead or injured.
2023-07-22 23:18:36
A "peace baby" was delivered aboard the Chinese Navy's hospital ship Peace Ark, which is carrying out the Mission Harmony 2023 in Tarawa, capital of Kiribati, at 9:12 PM, July 16, local time. This is the first baby delivered by the hospital ship Peace Ark during this mission.
2023-07-19 17:47:07
The Chinese naval hospital ship Peace Ark, which was on its way toward Tarawa, Kiribati at that time for a seven-day goodwill visit during the Harmonious Mission 2023, adjusted its route as a temporary arrangement to rush for rescue.
2023-07-19 17:51:12
The "Sharp Blade-2023" International Sniper Competition is underway in Urumqi, southwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
2023-07-17 08:59:03
In 1999, Zhang was demobilized from the military and assigned to work at Ji'nan Public Security Bureau. Having worked on the frontline of explosive disposal all his life, Zhang has been honored as Excellent People's Policeman and Best (Most Admirable) Retired Servicemember in China.
2023-07-13 17:39:22
As China's carrier-based aircraft development takes flight, Zhang Yuliang shows he's got what it takes in his high-stakes career as a pilot, Wang Xingwei reports.
2023-07-12 09:22:30
As the spokesperson of the Ministry of National Defense said, shouldering the mission of humanitarian relief, the Peace Ark upholds the belief that "life comes first" and promotes the Red Cross spirit of "humanity, fraternity and dedication". It has painted a "heart-shaped" track on the world map and became a "ship of life" for many people all over the world.
2023-07-05 19:05:45
China's leading liquor maker Kweichow Moutai, with more than 100 overseas distributors, has its roots in the city of Zunyi in southwest China's Guizhou Province.
2023-07-03 00:20:07
When the Communist Party of China was founded in 1921, it only had around 50 members. In more than a century, as more and more people joined the cause, its membership has surpassed 98 million.
2023-07-01 15:41:08
Mustafa Ali, a young pilot who serves on a bomber unit in the People's Liberation Army Air Force, recalled that his first close encounter with foreign combat aircraft was a real test of will and skills.
2023-06-27 08:51:02
Master Sergeant First Class Xu Weiming is a communication technician assigned to a submarine flotilla under the PLA Southern Theater Command. The past 28 years of service witnessed the growth of this hard-working and down-to-earth submariner.
2023-06-09 11:29:23
The 3rd Chinese Peacekeeping Military Utility Helicopter Unit to UNISFA successfully completed the mission by transporting 79 UN personnel and delivering 6.5 tons of supplies to the remaining UN military personnel in Sudan.
2023-06-02 17:58:23
On a fine and clear day in early summer, Ma Yinghao, a military working dog handler assigned to a guard and service company of a brigade under the PLA 72nd Group Army, was preparing for a parachuting exercise together with Xiaoluo, his military working dog, on a training ground in eastern Anhui Province.
2023-06-02 10:36:07
Recently, a reply letter from Chinese President Xi Jinping to Bangladeshi child Alifa Chin, whose mother suffered severe heart problems in labor and was saved by military doctors sent by the visiting "Peace Ark" in 2010, drew attention to the Chinese hospital ship.
2023-06-02 10:27:42
Zhou is a nurse of the 10th team of peacekeepers taking part in the UN mission in Mali, a country that has recently experienced instability and armed conflict.
2023-05-31 08:50:02
Zhou Juan, a military nurse of the 10th Chinese peacekeeping Level-2 Hospital to the MINUSMA, is called the Angel in Blue Helmet by the patients and peacekeeping peers because of her kindness and professionalism.
2023-05-26 17:49:06
At this point, the sea and air relay rescue spanning more than 100 nautical miles for nearly 20 hours successfully completed. The submarine, boat, frigate, helicopter, and ambulance have built a life passage for Dong between sea and air.
2023-05-22 18:54:55
On a Sunday afternoon earlier this month, some 100 high school students walked on a trail in the Liupanshan Mountain in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.
2023-05-18 00:49:22
The first carrier-based aviation unit of the PLA Navy was officially established on May 10, 2013, marking a new stage for the development of aircraft carrier combat effectiveness.
2023-05-10 18:27:42
In war-torn Mali, Chinese young peacekeepers have remained positive and confident, shining in their various roles to safeguard peace and bring health to this land.
2023-05-09 19:05:08
Like hundreds of Chinese citizens trying to escape the fierce fighting in Sudan, Zhang Yang and his co-workers resorted to one simple means of protection — the national flag of China, which proved more than effective.
2023-05-08 08:22:23
Gao Guanghui, a recruit who had just joined the army for 7 months, was shocked when he walked into the honor room of the border defense regiment in Khunjerab, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
2023-05-05 09:33:15
Bearing 678 evacuees from Sudan across the Red Sea, two silver-grey Chinese navy vessels, with Chinese national flags fluttering and their pennants waving, slowly entered the port of Jeddah in western Saudi Arabia at around 10:00 a.m. local time (0700 GMT) on a sunny Thursday.
2023-04-29 22:22:05
Historical materials were donated to a Chinese memorial hall as new evidence of war crimes related to the 1937 Nanjing Massacre perpetrated by the invading Japanese troops.
2023-04-27 17:57:17
For over 60 years, Song Jinhe, a resident of Jiamusi City in northeast China, has single-handedly waged a war against historical denialism and oblivion.
2023-04-21 11:09:07
