Lieutenant Colonel Zhang Dongxu, commander of a combined combat battalion of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force, said his unit now has stronger fighting prowess thanks to intensive training, new hardware and inter-service exercises.
Over the past month, the story of a veteran Cuban pilot, who was trained in China about six decades ago and sought to reconnect with his Chinese instructors, has captured the hearts of many netizens.
Yin Hao, a retired veteran from the Chinese military, opened a steamed bun restaurant in Hangzhou, the capital city of East China's Zhejiang province. The name of his restaurant is called "Bingge Baozi", meaning the steamed buns it sells are made by the retired soldiers. At his restaurants, about 60 percent of the employees are retired veterans.
Huang Xuhua, chief designer of China's first-generation nuclear submarines, passed away at the age of 99 on Thursday in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei Province, according to an obituary on Friday.
